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Can a simple chat after CPR save responders from trauma?

NCT ID NCT07607808

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital, Aachen Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study follows 75 volunteer first responders who are alerted via a smartphone app to help in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Researchers want to understand how these stressful events affect the volunteers' mental health and whether a structured follow-up conversation can help reduce post-traumatic stress. Participants fill out questionnaires about their well-being four and ten weeks after the event, and some are offered a guided debriefing session. The goal is to improve future support for these life-saving volunteers.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Structured debriefing conversation
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to better support programs for volunteer first responders, reducing their risk of post-traumatic stress.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 75 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The debriefing may not significantly reduce stress compared to no intervention.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 75 people

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

Expected to start

May 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Nov 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteer first responders alerted through the "Corhelper" smartphone application * Sufficient German language skills to understand the study information and to participate in the debriefing conversation and questionnaires * Written informed consent for study participation * Actual arrival at the scene with direct exposure to the resuscitation situation (e.g., visual contact with the patient or active participation in resuscitation measures) Exclusion Criteria: * Age below 18 years * Anticipated severe post-traumatic stress symptoms during the course of the study, in order to avoid possible retraumatization * Already enrolled in the study following a different Corhelper alert event

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiac arrest Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest post-traumatic stress disorder Psychological Well-Being Stress, Psychological

As listed by the trial registrant

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Mental health Stress disorder, post traumatic

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aachen Institute for Rescue Management and Public Safety (ARS), RWTH Aachen University Hospital

    Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 52068, Germany

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