Developing and Testing Drone-Delivered AEDs for Cardiac Arrests In Rural America

Part of paid clinical trials in Clemmons, North Carolina.

Sponsor
Duke University
Study ID
NCT06229418
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • DFR AED Pilot Program — OTHER
    Integrate AED drone delivery into an existing FAA-approved drone-as-first-responder programs

Study Details

The overall goal of this project is to design, develop, and pilot test an emergency healthcare drone delivery system suitable for rural communities that can deliver AEDs to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) locations more rapidly than can be achieved with current first responder and EMS systems. The goal is to determine whether this method of AED delivery can be achieved rapidly enough to justify a future clinical trial directly testing its ability to improve OHCA survival.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 8, 2025
Status verified
Jul 2025
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2027
Completion
Mar 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
128 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: DFR AED Program
    Real-time and simulated out-of-hospital cardiac arrests that occur across 6 communities (4 rural, 2 urban)

Primary Outcome Measure

Time interval difference between AED arrival of drones versus law/fire/EMS arrival to the OCHA scene [ Time Frame: 6 months (Aim 3a) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Forsyth CountyClemmonsNorth Carolina27012
Leo Brothers, MPH
[email protected]
919-668-8322
Lauren Wilverding
[email protected]

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