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Multifaceted Intervention for Increasing Performance of CPR by Laypersons in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (DISPATCH)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03633370
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : August 16, 2018
Last Update Posted : December 1, 2020
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University Hospital, Grenoble

Brief Summary:

Cardiac arrest (CA) early recognition is essential in order to rapidly activate emergency services and for bystanders to begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

As soon as a call is received, EMS dispatchers should try to identify CA. This may be difficult, in a context of stress and distress of the person calling. Yet, it is vital for bystanders to initiate CPR. Survival can be multiplied by 2 to 4 if the bystanders initiate a CPR before the arrival of the emergency medical services.

This work aim to assess a multifaceted intervention combining 3 elements to improve the initial phone recognition of CA and raise the number of patients benefiting from CPR before EMS arrival on scene.

The first element is a dispatcher training to the early phone recognition of CA. This training will be based on the concept of active teaching, favouring the interactive work of learners in particular by listening to real dispatch recordings. It will be completed by continuing education with a distance teaching platform including the systematic listening of recorded CA calls.

The second element is based on the deployment of a software aiming to notify CA thanks to mobile phones. This system interfaced to a control software enables to request the participation of CPR-trained volunteers automatically. The volunteers have to be located in the patient's surroundings. The deployment of this mobile application will rely on first-aid volunteers, health personal and any trained volunteers willing to participate. A randomized control study in one city area proved the efficiency of a similar software to improve the proportion of CPR by bystanders.

The third element consists in a motivational feedback. A weekly overview of the management and the outcomes of patients who suffered CA will be broadcast to all the responders and volunteers in the mobile application.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Cardiac Arrest Other: Multifaceted intervention including 3 components Not Applicable

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 2084 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Sequential Assignment
Intervention Model Description: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Multifaceted Intervention for Increasing Performance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Laypersons in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest. A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Actual Study Start Date : August 27, 2018
Estimated Primary Completion Date : January 1, 2022
Estimated Study Completion Date : March 20, 2022

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Arm Intervention/treatment
No Intervention: Control Group
Usual management of patients according to international guidelines. Protocols of call acceptance, phone advice and sending of emergency services are not modified
Test Group

Multifaceted intervention

  1. Training using distance learning for medical regulation assistants to recognise cardiac arrest on phone
  2. Activation of the location-software application to send bystanders on cardiac arrest location before the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS)
  3. Motivation feed-back Volunteers will received feed-back regarding CPR initiated before EMS arrival and survival
Other: Multifaceted intervention including 3 components
Multifaceted intervention including Dispatcher training to improve cardiac phone recognition, mobile application to send bystanders on cardiac arrest location before first professionals rescuers and motivational support for volunteer bystanders




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. CPR initiated by bystanders before the arrival of first professionals rescuers [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]
    Proportion of patients who's received CPR initiated by bystander before EMS arrival.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Survival at 72h after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest [ Time Frame: 72 hours ]
    survival at 72h

  2. Return of Spontaneous Circulation [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]
    Proportion of patients who's recovered a spontaneous circulation after CPR

  3. Survival to hospital admission [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]
    Vital status at hospital admission

  4. Survival to hospital discharge [ Time Frame: up to 30 days ]
    Vital status at hospital discharge

  5. Survival at 30 days [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
    Vital status at 30 days

  6. Neurological functional status CPC [ Time Frame: up to 30 days ]
    As measured by Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) at hospital discharge and at 30 days Score less or equal to 2 will be considered as favorable neurological outcome

  7. Neurological functional status mRS [ Time Frame: 30 days ]

    As measured by modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at hospital discharge and at 30 days:

    modified Rankin Scale (mRS): 0 - No symptoms.

    1. - No significant disability. Able to carry out all usual activities, despite some symptoms.
    2. - Slight disability. Able to look after own affairs without assistance, but unable to carry out all previous activities.
    3. - Moderate disability. Requires some help, but able to walk unassisted.
    4. - Moderately severe disability. Unable to attend to own bodily needs without assistance, and unable to walk unassisted.
    5. - Severe disability. Requires constant nursing care and attention, bedridden, incontinent.
    6. - Dead Score less or equal to 3 will be considered as favorable neurological outcome

  8. First recorded rhythm [ Time Frame: 30 min ]
    First recorded cardiac rhythm by EMS


Other Outcome Measures:
  1. Bystander's CPR quality [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]
    Evaluation of CPR quality performed by bystanders on a 4 points scale. CPR quality will be assessed by first professional rescuers on scene.

  2. Confirmation of cardiac arrest [ Time Frame: Days 0 ]
    The dispatcher CA's recognition will be confirmed by EMS on scene

  3. Automated External Defibrillator initiated before EMS arrival [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]
    Proportion of patients who's benefit to a automated external defibrillator before the EMS arrivals

  4. CPR initiation by witness without dispatcher Telephone-CPR [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]
    Evaluation of the proportion of patients with CPR initiated before EMS arrival without dispatcher Telephone-CPR

  5. CPR initiation by witness with Telephone-CPR [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]
    Evaluation of CPR initiated before EMS arrival following Telephone-CPR

  6. CPR initiation by app-activated bystanders [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]
    Evaluation of CPR initiated by bystanders, who are activated by the geo-localization application

  7. Proportion of cardiac arrest correctly identified after dispatch [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
    Assessment of the evolution in CA recognition after the e-learning training



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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All adults with nontraumatic, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest diagnosed during the emergency medical service call
  • Cardiac arrest located in urban area

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Patients under the law
  • Patients deprived of liberty by court ruling or administrative ruling
  • Traumatic cardiac arrest
  • CA occurring under the eyes of a professional emergency services patrol on duty
  • Cardiac arrest for which resuscitation seem unjustified (inevitable death, terminally ill irreversible condition, too long duration of cardiac arrest, non-resuscitation personal directive…)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03633370


Contacts
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Contact: Guillaume Debaty, MD, PhD 0033476634202 gdebaty@chu-grenoble.fr
Contact: Cyrielle Clapé, PhD 0033476634202 cclape@chu-grenoble.fr

Locations
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France
SAMU 80 - CHU Amiens Picardie Recruiting
Amiens, France, 80054
Contact: Christophe Boyer, MD       boyer.christophe@chu-amiens.fr   
SAMU 74 - CH Annecy Genevois Completed
Annecy, France, 74370
SAMU 33 - CHU Hôpital Pellegrin Recruiting
Bordeaux, France, 33076
Contact: Catherine Pradeau, MD, PhD       mcatherine.pradeau@chu-bordeaux.fr   
SAMU 01 - CH Fleyriat Completed
Bourg en bresse, France, 01012
SAMU 29 - CHRU La Cavale Blanche Active, not recruiting
Brest, France, 29609
SAMU 73 - Centre Hospitalier Métropôle Savoie Recruiting
Chambéry, France, 73011
Contact: Heidi Mampe-Armstrong, MD       heidi.mampe@ch-metropole-savoie.fr   
SAMU 21 - CHU Dijon Recruiting
Dijon, France, 21000
Contact: Aurélie Avondo, MD       aurelie.avondo@chu-dijon.fr   
SAMU 38 - CHU Grenoble Alpes Completed
Grenoble, France, 38043
Samu 85 - Chd Les Oudairies Completed
La Roche-sur-Yon, France, 85025
SAMU 54 - CHU Nancy Recruiting
Nancy, France, 54000
Contact: Tahar Chouihed, MD       t.chouihed@gmail.com   
SAMU 44 - Hôtel Dieu Completed
Nantes, France
SAMU 06 - CHU de Nice Recruiting
Nice, France, 06001
Contact: Didier Giolito, MD       giolito.d@chu-nice.fr   
SAMU 42 -CHU Saint-Etienne Recruiting
Saint-Étienne, France, 42270
Contact: Pierre-Alban Guenier, MD       pierre-alban.guenier@orange.fr   
SAMU 31 - CHU Toulouse Recruiting
Toulouse, France, 31000
Contact: Vincent Bounes, MD, PhD       bounes.v@chu-toulouse.fr   
SAMU 26 - CH de Valence Recruiting
Valence, France, 26953
Contact: Claude Zamour, MD       czamour@ch-valence.fr   
Sponsors and Collaborators
University Hospital, Grenoble
Investigators
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Study Director: Monique Sorentino CHU Grenoble Alpes
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Responsible Party: University Hospital, Grenoble
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03633370    
Other Study ID Numbers: DISPATCH
First Posted: August 16, 2018    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 1, 2020
Last Verified: November 2020
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Yes
Plan Description: Study protocol will be submitted for publication. IPD will be shared with other researcher.
Supporting Materials: Study Protocol
Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP)
Informed Consent Form (ICF)
Clinical Study Report (CSR)

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Grenoble:
Cardiac Arrest
Dispatcher
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Heart Arrest
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases