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Cardiac Arrest, SuddenNCT02473679

Influence of the Education in Layperson in Out of Hospital Resuscitation

An observational study of Cardiac Arrest, Sudden and Heart Arrest, run by University of Zurich at 1 site in Switzerland.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Cardiac arrest occurs frequently and the outcome after out-of-hospital resuscitation is often fatal. Disturbing is that more than half of the surviving patients suffer from permanent impairment of cognitive functions, such attention, memory and executive functioning. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cardiac Arrest, Sudden, Heart Arrest
How many people
1,662 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
Jan 2003to Jul 2016
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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: Out of hospital patients suffered or suffering cardiac arrest, who were or will be resuscitated by laypersons, city police and/or trained emergency medical services teams who were called to the emergency

Who may be able to join

  • All Out of hospital patients suffering cardiac arrest in Zurich City, resuscitated by lay persons, city police and or trained emergency medical services

Who cannot join

  • individuals with cardiac arrest occurring in the presence of EMS
  • individuals in whom there were apparent toxic, traumatic or suicidal etiologies for unconsciousness
  • drowned individuals and individuals with terminal illness
  • documented negation of data collection

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site
  • University Hospital Zurich

    Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091

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About this study

Official title: Influence of the Education in Layperson Resuscitation and Preparation the Patrol Car of the City Police With Automatic External Defibrillators and Automated Ventilation Equipment on Out of Hospital Resuscitation Outcome

Cardiac arrest occurs frequently and the outcome after out-of-hospital resuscitation is often fatal. Disturbing is that more than half of the surviving patients suffer from permanent impairment of cognitive functions, such attention, memory and executive functioning. With all the efforts to achieve a high quality initial resuscitation management the time delay between cardiac arrest and the beginning the initial resuscitation maneuver is the main reason for the still poor outcome. To shorten this fatal time delay, current efforts of national and supranational health authorities aime at the non-medically trained lay person, who should carry out basic life support directly on the scene supported by the use of public available semi-automatic defibrillators (AED).

Read the detailed description

It is a combined retrospective and prospective observational single center study. Data of all Out of Hospital patients suffered a cardiac arrest in Zurich city will be collected according to the Utstein criteria. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of trained police forces in the resuscitation outcome.

Keywords
First Responder, BLS, AED, Resuscitation
Medical subject headings
Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Heart Arrest

What is being measured

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

  1. Time line for restoration the circulation

    Timeline for restoration the circulation after layperson started the reanimation

    Measured: participants will be followed from origin of the event up to 12 month or death

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Time interval to first shock ,

    Time interval from the emergency call to first shock for ventricular fibrillation

    Measured: participants will be followed from origin of the event up to 12 month or death

  2. Neurologic outcome

    Data will be collected according to Utstein criteria

    Measured: participants will be followed from origin of the event for duration of hospital stay, follow up after 12 month or death

  3. Time interval removal from ICU as well as discharged from hospital

    Time interval up to the removal from ICU as well as duration of hospital stay

    Measured: participants will be followed from origin of the event up to 12 month or death

  4. Definitive survival rate

    Survival rate of participants resuscitated by layperson after cardiac arrest

    Measured: participants will be followed from origin of the event up to 12 month or death

Timeline

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

  1. First posted16 Jun 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2003
  3. Primary completionJul 2016
  4. Study completionJul 2016

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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
Enrolment
1,662 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02473679
Sponsor's protocol ID
KEK2014 - 0665
Status last verified
Nov 2016
First submitted
13 May 2015
Last updated
2 Nov 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cardiac Arrest, Sudden and Heart Arrest, run by University of Zurich at 1 site in Switzerland.

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 1 inclusion and 4 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 2 Nov 2016. 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 Switzerland. 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Time line for restoration the circulation (time frame: participants will be followed from origin of the event up to 12 month or death). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 2 Nov 2016.

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