COMMUNITIES INVOLVED

Where and when is CIRC being conducted?

Starting around September 2007, with a duration of 2-3 years, in the following locations:
Houston, Texas
Appleton, Neenah-Menasha, Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Vienna, Austria
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Hillsborough County, Florida

How were the sites chosen?

The sites were chosen to include a wide variety of emergency medical systems and communities. We wanted to include small, mid-sized and large systems, with different forms of organization, in both urban and more rural communities. Sites were selected based on their ability to comply with the requirements of the trial, and on their commitment to the preparations and training required for a successful outcome.

Were the communities involved in the approval?

Yes. Depending on requirements of individual sites, Council/Board and community meeting presentations were made, phone surveys were conducted, and newspaper and television ads were run.

Prior to trial initiation, the investigator/institution received written and dated approval/favorable opinion from the Regional Ethics Committee and/or Institutional Review Board for the trial protocol, including the informed consent process.