Increasing Law Enforcement Application of Automated External Defibrillators (AED)s for Cardiac Arrest
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: AED training adjunct.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Heart Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Defibrillators. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Increasing Law Enforcement Application of Automated External Defibrillators for Cardiac Arrest
Overview
The goal of this study is to learn if an automated external defibrillator (AED) training adjunct video can improve law enforcement self-efficacy, the likelihood of AED application overall, and decrease disparities in women. Participants will be asked to: * complete a brief initial survey * view an AED training adjunct video * complete another survey following the video
Detailed description
The investigators will conduct a pilot study to examine the efficacy of an education intervention, based on new 2025 American Heart Association guidelines, to improve the likelihood of AED application. The intervention and surveys will be delivered asynchronously online. The investigators will use a short pre-intervention survey to gather information about participants' likelihood and self-efficacy to apply an AED overall and specifically to women. The investigators will also gather basic demographic information including gender, Basic Life Support certification status, and experience responding to cardiac arrests. Participants will then watch a short video, followed by a post-intervention survey to examine changes in likelihood and self-efficacy to apply an AED. All three components will be delivered within the same Qualtrics survey (i.e., pre-survey, video, post-survey).
Interventions
- Behavioral AED training adjunct
Participants will complete a brief survey, then watch an AED training adjunct video, followed by a repeat survey. All components are delivered asynchronously online. The investigators will prospectively evaluate using an existing observational registry used for quality improvement and research, the Portland Cardiac Arrest Epidemiologic Registry (PDX Epistry).
Primary outcome measures
- Change in Confidence to Attach Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Pads on a Woman [Time frame: Immediately following the AED training intervention]
- Change in AED Application [Time frame: Prospectively over 18 months following AED training intervention]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Change in AED Application by AED Training [Time frame: Prospectively over 18 months following AED training intervention.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Law enforcement officers from agencies in the greater Portland area served by the Portland Cardiac Arrest Epidemiologic Registry
- aged 18 years of age and older
Exclusion criteria
- none
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Non-randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Wayne State University — Detroit
Publications
- Oregon Health & Science University. PDX Epistry. https://www.ohsu.edu/school-ofmedicine/ emergency/pdx-epistry
- Cardiac Arrset Registry to Enhance Survival. 2024 CARES Survival Report.; 2024. https://mycares.net/sitepages/uploads/2025/CARES%202024%20Non-Traumatic%20National%20Survival%20Report.pdf
- Lupton JR, Johnson E, Prigmore B, Daya MR, Jui J, Thompson K, Nuttall J, Neth MR, Sahni R, Newgard CD. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes when law enforcement arrives before emergency medical services. Resuscitation. 2024 Jan;194:110044. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.110044. Epub 2023 Nov 11. PMID 37952574
- Fukushima H, Bolstad F. Telephone CPR: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Perspectives. Open Access Emerg Med. 2020 Sep 7;12:193-200. doi: 10.2147/OAEM.S259700. eCollection 2020. PMID 32982493
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- Dobbie F, Uny I, Eadie D, Duncan E, Stead M, Bauld L, Angus K, Hassled L, MacInnes L, Clegg G. Barriers to bystander CPR in deprived communities: Findings from a qualitative study. PLoS One. 2020 Jun 10;15(6):e0233675. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233675. eCollection 2020. PMID 32520938
- Missel AL, Dowker SR, Chiola M, Platt J, Tsutsui J, Kasten K, Swor R, Neumar RW, Hunt N, Herbert L, Sams W, Nallamothu BK, Shields T, Coulter-Thompson EI, Friedman CP. Barriers to the Initiation of Telecommunicator-CPR during 9-1-1 Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Calls: A Qualitative Study. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2024;28(1):118-125. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2023.2183533. Epub 2023 Mar 13. PMID 36857489
- Hernandez-Padilla J, Suthers F, Fernandez-Sola C, Granero-Molina J. Development and psychometric assessment of the Basic Resuscitation Skills Self-Efficacy Scale. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2016 Apr;15(3):e10-8. doi: 10.1177/1474515114562130. Epub 2014 Nov 24. PMID 25422522
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07649616 · 26-0365 · 26RIRA1636534