Can tracking ambulance ventilators improve emergency breathing care?

NCT ID NCT05604430

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First seen Sep 01, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tracks how paramedics use the ZOLL 731 ventilator when helping people with serious conditions like cardiac arrest, sepsis, or heart failure before they reach the hospital. Researchers will record which ventilator modes and settings are used, and how often alarms go off. The goal is to understand real-world ventilator use in ambulances, which could guide better training and emergency care protocols.

What this could mean

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Active substance
ZOLL 731 Series ventilator
What this could lead to
If this works, it could lead to better training and protocols for emergency ventilation, improving care for patients with breathing or heart emergencies.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, so it won't test a new treatment. The findings may not change practice, and ventilator use can vary widely between emergency teams.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 500 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2022

Expected to finish

Apr 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Cases where participating EMS Agencies use ZOLL 731 Series ventilator in accordance with device labeling and Agency protocols in a pre-hospital setting

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Candidates for this study must meet all of the following Inclusion criteria: 1. Ventilated using ZOLL 731 Series ventilator with Release 5 (or greater) software 2. Data recorded in ventilator data file Exclusion Criteria: * None

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Conditions

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  1. The places running it

    5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aetna Ambulance Service, Inc

    Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States

  • East Baton Rouge EMS

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70807, United States

  • Gig Harbor Fire Department

    Rosedale, Washington, 98332, United States

  • MedStar

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76116, United States

  • Uxbridge Fire

    Uxbridge, Massachusetts, 01569, United States

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