Protocol for a parallel-group, superiority randomized controlled trial of the PulsePoint mobile application to increase bystander resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

ABSTRACT: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of mortality. Despite public awareness campaigns, widespread cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training initiatives, and deployment of public access defibrillators, potentially life-saving bystander intervention occurs inconsistently. Mobile technologies that alert nearby lay responders or off-duty professionals to OHCA events have emerged as a strategy to increase bystander CPR and AED use. The PulsePoint Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) is a multi-centre pragmatic RCT designed to evaluate whether alerts sent via the PulsePoint Respond mobile application increase the likelihood of bystander resuscitation attempts before paramedic arrival. The trial is being conducted within a province-wide Canadian paramedic service and a municip

SUBMITTER: Brooks SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12365335 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature