Using the PulsePoint app to spread overdose training and naloxone access
Feasibility of Leveraging the National PulsePoint CPR Responder Network to Facilitate Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution
This project works with the PulsePoint responder app to help community members learn about opioid overdoses and get naloxone nearby.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Trustees of Indiana University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Bloomington, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11160796 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From your perspective, the team will partner with the PulsePoint CPR responder network to bring overdose education and naloxone distribution into everyday communities. People in participating areas may be offered brief training on how to recognize and respond to opioid overdose and how to use naloxone, plus opportunities to receive naloxone kits. The project will pilot how well the app can notify trained bystanders and connect them to naloxone supplies when an overdose happens. Researchers will track how acceptable and practical this approach is so it can be scaled up if it works.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are community members or bystanders in areas served by the PulsePoint network who are willing to receive brief overdose response training and a naloxone kit.
Not a fit: People who do not live in participating communities, do not use a smartphone, or are not willing to be trained or carry naloxone are unlikely to benefit directly from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could make naloxone more available where overdoses happen and increase the chance a bystander can save a life.
How similar studies have performed: Overdose education and naloxone distribution to laypersons has lowered fatal overdoses in other programs, while using the PulsePoint responder network for this purpose is a newer, pilot approach.
Where this research is happening
Bloomington, United States
- Trustees of Indiana University — Bloomington, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Agley, Jon — Trustees of Indiana University
- Study coordinator: Agley, Jon
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.