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Cardiac ArrestNCT01946802

Seizure Detection Using SEDline During Therapeutic Hypothermia in Cardiac Arrest Victims

An observational study of Cardiac Arrest, run by Gil Joon Suh at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Current guidelines recommend the use of sedatives and neuromuscular blocking agents to avoid shivering during therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest victims. Therefore, it is difficult to detect seizure and the frequent or continuous EEG monitoring is recommended. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cardiac Arrest
What is being tested?
Frontal 4 channel EEG
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
39 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
Dec 2014to Oct 2016
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Comatose cardiac arrest survivors admitted to a 12-bed emergency intensive care unit of Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Who may be able to join

  • Consecutive comatose patients admitted to the emergency ICU for postresuscitation care following successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation after nontraumatic out-of-hospital and in-hospital cardiac arrest.
  • Cardiac arrest is defined as cessation of cardiac mechanical activity, confirmed by the absence of a detectable pulse, unresponsiveness, and apnea.

Who cannot join

  • Age < 18 years old
  • Contraindication to therapeutic hypothermia: active life-threatening bleeding, septic shock, or refractory fatal arrhythmia..
  • Intracranial pathology including hemorrhage or tumor
  • Visible generalized seizure before the study enrollment
  • Advanced directives to withdraw life-sustaining treatment
  • No informed consent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, 110-744

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Trial of Device for Seizure Detection Using SEDline During Therapeutic Hypothermia in Cardiac Arrest Victims

Current guidelines recommend the use of sedatives and neuromuscular blocking agents to avoid shivering during therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest victims. Therefore, it is difficult to detect seizure and the frequent or continuous EEG monitoring is recommended. However, it is difficult to follow this recommendation in most clinical situations due to the lack of specialized devices and persons. The purpose of this study is whether SEDline (frontal 4-channel EEG device) has a diagnostic value to detect seizure during therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest victims.

Read the detailed description
  1. Treatment of cardiac arrest victims Enrolled patients receive basic and advanced cardiac life support according to the 2010 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC). After acquiring sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), the patients are immediately admitted to the ICU and are provided postresuscitation care including mild therapeutic hypothermia for 24 hours post-ROSC. During therapeutic hypothermia, their core temperatures are maintained from 32 to 34°C. Then rewarming is conducted (< 0.25°C/hour) till core temperature 36.5°C. To avoid shivering, we use sedatives and neuromuscular blocking agents during the therapeutic hypothermia.
  2. Conventional EEG Conventional EEG is conducted for 30 minutes at
  3. During therapeutic hypothermia and rewarming (within 72 hours after cardiac arrest) Then, the results are interpreted by a neurologist for the presence of seizure.
  4. SEDline SEDline is monitored during the simultaneous period with the conventional EEG. Data retrieved from the SEDline are blindly interpreted by 3 investigators to determine the presence of seizure activity. The presence of seizure activity in SEDline is determined by the definition
  5. Electrographic seizure: rhythmic discharge or spike and wave pattern with definite evolution in frequency, location, or morphology lasting several seconds.
  6. Spike: Transient, clearly distinguishable from background activity, with pointed peak at conventional paper speeds and a duration of 20 to less than 70 ms
  7. Anti-epileptic drug The use of anti-epileptic drugs is guided by the results of conventional EEG or the presence of clinically seizure-like movement
  8. Gold standard The presence of Seizure identified in conventional EEG.
  9. Primary outcome The diagnostic performance of SEDline to detect seizure will be tested: Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, accuracy, and area under receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC).
Conditions
Cardiac Arrest
Being tested
Frontal 4 channel EEG
Keywords
Heart arrest, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Hypothermia induced, Seizures, Electroencephalography
Medical subject headings
Heart Arrest, Seizures

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Frontal 4 channel EEGDevice

    Also called SEDline, Masimo corporation

    Simultaneous conventional EEG and SEDline monitoring for 30 minutes during and after therapeutic hypothermia

Study groups in NCT01946802
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Frontal 4 channel EEGConsecutive comatose patients admitted to the emergency ICU for postresuscitation care following successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation after nontraumatic out-of-hospital and in-hospital cardiac arrest.
Receives: Device: Frontal 4 channel EEG

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of Seizure-positive and Seizure-negative That Were Correctly Classified by the SEDline in All Evaluated Cases

    Conventional EEG (gold standard for seizure detection) and SEDline monitoring will be conducted simultaneously for 30 minutes at During therapeutic hypothermia and rewarming (12 ~ 72 hours after cardiac arrest). Then, data retrieved from the conventional EEG and SEDline will be interpreted and analyzed for the presence of seizure.

    Measured: Within 72 hours after cardiac arrest

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Sensitivity of SEDline for Seizure Detection

    Sensitivity measured the percentage of seizures identified by the SEDline in cases those were identified as seizures by the conventional EEG.

    Measured: Within 72 hours after cardiac arrest

  2. Specificity

    Specificity measured the percentage of seizure-negative identified by the SEDline in cases those were identified as seizure-negative by the conventional EEG.

    Measured: Within 72 hours after cardiac arrest

  3. Positive Predictive Value

    Positive predictive value measured the percentage of seizures identified by the conventional EEG in cases those were identified as seizures by the SEDline.

    Measured: Within 72 hours after cardiac arrest

  4. Negative Predictive Value

    Negative predictive value measured the percentage of seizure-negative identified by the conventional EEG in cases those were identified as seizure-negative by the SEDline.

    Measured: Within 72 hours after cardiac arrest

  5. Area Under Receiver Operating Characteristics Curve (AUC) of SEDline for Seizure Detection

    The Area under receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC) of SEDline represents the accuracy of the SEDline to detect seizures compared with the conventional EEG.

    Measured: Within 72 hours after cardiac arrest

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Sep 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2014
  3. Primary completionOct 2016
  4. Study completionOct 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
39 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01946802
Sponsor's protocol ID
H-1303-013-470
Status last verified
Mar 2021
First submitted
11 Sep 2013
Last updated
23 Mar 2021
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: After discussion with Masimo

Publications

  • HOCKADAY JM, POTTS F, EPSTEIN E, BONAZZI A, SCHWAB RS. ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN ACUTE CEREBRAL ANOXIA FROM CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY ARREST. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1965 May;18:575-86. doi: 10.1016/0013-4694(65)90075-1. No abstract available.

    PubMed 14296835
  • Rossetti AO, Urbano LA, Delodder F, Kaplan PW, Oddo M. Prognostic value of continuous EEG monitoring during therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. Crit Care. 2010;14(5):R173. doi: 10.1186/cc9276. Epub 2010 Sep 29.

    PubMed 20920227
  • Crepeau AZ, Rabinstein AA, Fugate JE, Mandrekar J, Wijdicks EF, White RD, Britton JW. Continuous EEG in therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: prognostic and clinical value. Neurology. 2013 Jan 22;80(4):339-44. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827f089d. Epub 2013 Jan 2.

    PubMed 23284064

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cardiac Arrest, run by Gil Joon Suh at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Mar 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 23 Mar 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of Seizure-positive and Seizure-negative That Were Correctly Classified by the SEDline in All Evaluated Cases (time frame: Within 72 hours after cardiac arrest). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01946802, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Mar 2021.

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