Can a smart app help you save a life? new trial aims to boost CPR quality
NCT ID NCT06530433
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether a new app and device can help community first responders give better CPR during out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. The enhanced system allows two-way audio and one-way video communication with dispatchers, plus real-time feedback on chest compressions. Researchers will compare this to standard CPR support in 165 volunteers to see if it improves compression depth and survival rates.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CPRCard device and TCPR Link app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could improve CPR quality and survival rates for people who have a cardiac arrest outside a hospital.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with 165 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The technology may not reduce stress or improve outcomes as hoped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 165 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * 18 years old and above * SCDF registered CFRs * Trial dispatchers with an active account of myResponder® app on their mobile phones Exclusion Criteria: * The CFRs who are pregnant * Experiencing any serious physical Conditions * Mental Health Conditions
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke-NUS Medical School
RECRUITINGSingapore, Sigapore, 169857, Singapore
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