Automated Cardiac Arrest Detection and Alerting in Daily Life

Condition(s) studied

Study summary

Surviving a cardiac arrest that happens outside the hospital depends on quickly recognizing the event and immediately starting CPR. Survival rates have improved when cardiac arrest is witnessed, but when it isn't, help often arrives too late. Wearable biosensors, like special wristbands, could detect cardiac arrest automatically and alert emergency responders, providing faster help.

In the already finished DETECT-1 study, the investigators developed a system that uses wrist-worn sensors to identify cardiac arrest. The goal of the current study is to test how well this system works in people who have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). An ICD is a device that monitors and treats dangerous heart rhythms. Study participants will wear a medical wristband with sensors that monitor the heartrate and movement during their daily activities to see if the system accurately detects cardiac arrest.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Sensitivity for cardiac arrest detection — From the time of enrollment to the end of the wearing period of the wristband (maximal two years)
  The number of correctly identified cardiac arrest events by the algorithm devided by the total number of cardiac arrest events.

Trial sites (1)

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