Who does your ECG? study checks if Non-Doctor teams delay heart attack care
NCT ID NCT07144059
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether heart attack patients get to the hospital just as fast when a non-doctor team (like firefighters or paramedics) does the ECG compared to a doctor-staffed team. Researchers will review records of 350 adults who called emergency services in France between 2023 and 2024. The goal is to see if using non-doctor teams for ECGs affects how quickly patients receive treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that having non-doctor teams perform ECGs does not delay care for heart attack patients, potentially improving emergency response.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Differences in care times might be due to other factors, not just who did the ECG.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All patients regulated by the SAMU 91 in primary intervention in the Essonne department with ST+ ACS and admitted to the ICU or coronary angiography department
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patient * Patient regulated by the SAMU 91 between 09/2023 and 12/2024 * Patient referred for coronary angiography for ST+ ACS * Patient registered in the E-Must register (Registry for the Evaluation in Emergency Medicine of Therapeutic Strategies for Myocardial Infarction of less than 24 hours treated by the SAMU/SMUR of Île-de-France) Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary transport
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