Development of a simulation-based approach to evaluate AED deployment by drones in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039330

Enrollment

700

Registered

2026-04-15

Start date

2026-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Interventions

Group 1: Retrospective analysis of patients who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the period from 01/07/2022 to 01/07/2025 in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau and its surrounding region Breisga

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cases of out-of hospital cardiac arrest from the OHCA database of the University Hospital Freiburg in the period of 01/07/2022 to 01/07/2025.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cases of in-hospital cardiac arrest, out-of hospital cardiac arrest witnessed by emergency medical services and cases with a lack of data

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The potential time benefit of AED deployment by drones compared to the time of arrival of emergency medical services	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cost-effectiveness	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026