Clinical trials: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Cardiac Arrest
OPALS Cardiac Arrest Database (OCAD)
To provide the infrastructure to answer prehospital research questions posed by scientists at academic health science centers and policy makers at multiple levels of government.
- Trial name
- NCT00300703
- Where
- 11 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,538 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cardiac Arrest (CA), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
The OXY-VENT Study
Effective ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation is essential but can be difficult to achieve consistently. Current practice relies on visible chest rise to guide ventilation volume, although this may not always…
- Trial name
- OXY-VENT (NCT07870551)
- Testing
- Ventilation Feedback Device (Active), Control (Recording-Only)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 515 people
- Sponsor
- Jeroen van Eijk
Seizure
OPALS Pediatric Study
The OPALS Pediatric Study will examine the incremental impact of introducing a prehospital full advanced life support in pediatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00298532
- Testing
- Advanced Life Support
- Where
- 10 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 9,000 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardiac Arrest Extra Corporeal Oxygenation Membrane
French guidelines for Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) consider Extra-Corporeal Life Support (ECLS) as one option in Refractory out-of hospital Cardiac Arrest (ROHCA) patients with a no-flow less than five minutes and absence…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Extracorporeal Life Support
- Trial name
- CAREECMO (NCT03352999)
- Testing
- Fast track access to vaECMO
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Cardiac Arrest (CA), Cardiopulmonary Arrest
A Randomized Controlled Study of the NEURESCUE Device as an Adjunct to Advanced Cardiac Life Support
The NEURESCUE device is the first intelligent balloon catheter for aortic balloon occlusion (ABO), an emergency technique that supercharges blood flow to the heart and brain within one minute from deployment.
- Trial name
- ARISE RCT (NCT06793033)
- Testing
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Aortic balloon occlusion (ABO)
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- neurescue
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Cardiac Arrest and Ventilation Method
Comparison of Manual Ventilation and Automatic Mechanical Ventilation during CPR, Pilot \& Feasibility Study (CAVE-I trial)
- Conditions
- Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT05550454
- Testing
- Automatic Mechanical Ventilation, Manual Ventilation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Cardiac Arrest (CA), Pediatric Cardiac Arrest (Simulated)
Augmented Reality-Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Support for Pediatric Resuscitation
This study evaluates whether an augmented reality cardiopulmonary resuscitation feedback system (AR-CPR) can support health care providers in delivering high-quality chest compressions during pediatric cardiac arrest.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest (CA), Pediatric Cardiac Arrest (Simulated), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Trial name
- AR-CPR (NCT07778823)
- Testing
- AR-CPR
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Heart Failure, Advanced Heart Failure
REACTION-VAD Trial: Remote Exercise Training Via Telemedicine in Patients With Long-Term Ventricular Assist Devices
Current international guidelines recommend that patients with a heart pump (left ventricular assist device, LVAD) participate in supervised exercise cardiac rehabilitation programs.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Advanced Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Assist Device, LVAD
- Trial name
- REACTION-VAD (NCT07611188)
- Testing
- Remote Physical Conditioning Program (Telerehabilitation), Usual care. No Remote Monitoring.
- Where
- 10 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Puerta de Hierro University Hospital
Arrhythmias
Determination and Comparison of Short-term Effectiveness of Three Methods Used for Recognition of Arrhythmias in People With Different Degrees of Medical Training (Advanced Life Support Workshop Participants-ALS): Randomized Controlled Educational Experiment.
Background: Arrhythmia recognition is a fundamental skill for the provider of advanced life support (ALS). Acquire it is difficult, leading to the birth of systematic methods in an attempt to simplify and optimize, however, it…
- Trial name
- NCT02664779
- Testing
- Arrhythmia diagnosis with the 10 steps method, Arrhythmia diagnosis with the 6 steps method, Arrhythmia diagnosis with the 4 steps method
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Smartphone Video-assisted Advanced Life Support of Patients With Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest by EMS Under Physician Direction
Direct medical control using video conferencing capabilities of smartphones has never been conducted in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients.
- Trial name
- SWALS (NCT03041350)
- Testing
- Smartphone video-assisted ALS(advanced life support)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Cardiac Arrest
In-hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation With Balloon Occlusion of the Descending Aorta
This study will test if a sustained Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) in patients with cardiac arrest is more frequent when patients receive advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) alone or when they receive ACLS plus a…
- Trial name
- CPReboa (NCT07434726)
- Testing
- resuscitative endovascular occlusion of the aorta (REBOA), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Cardiac Arrest (CA)
Does Increasing the Compression Pause From 3 to 5 Seconds in Mechanical Compression Devices Increase Ventilation Success Rate and Return of Spontaneous Circulation?
To give chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), mechanical chest compression devices can be used. During synchronous 30:2 CPR, the standard setting on these devices leave an automated 3-second chest…
- Trial name
- LUCASVP (NCT06824961)
- Testing
- 5-second ventilation pause duration during mechanical CPR, 3-second ventilation pause duration during mechanical CPR
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 692 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Pre-hospital ECMO in Advanced Resuscitation in Patients With Refractory Cardiac Arrest. ( SUB30 )
To establish whether a pre-hospital advanced physician/ paramedic cardiac arrest team that is ECMO capable can establish ECMO flow within 30 minutes of collapse.
- Conditions
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Ventricular Fibrillation, Cardiopulmonary Arrest With Successful Resuscitation
- Trial name
- SUB30 (NCT03700125)
- Testing
- ECMO resuscitation
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust
Cardiac Arrest
Kneeling Posture With a Kneeling Stool During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Hospital
To perform chest compression (CC) in the kneeling posture in hospital, we designed a stage with stairs, named the 'kneeling stool', on which a CC performer kneels beside a patient on a bed.This work is the validation study to…
- Trial name
- NCT02043028
- Testing
- Chest compression with a step stool, Chest compression with a kneeling stool
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hanyang University
Cardiac Arrest
Definition of Hemodynamic Thresholds in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
This study seeks to evaluate, whether patients suffering from cardiac arrest, that can be successfully resuscitated, can be differentiated from those, that cannot be resuscitated, using arterial blood pressure values.
- Trial name
- HETOCA (NCT03172468)
- Where
- Austria
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Cardiac Arrest
Tele-Support for Emergency Medical Technicians
In this manikin-based simulation study the impact of tele-support during a simulated pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest scenario on emergency medical technicians' guideline adherence, on gaze behavior as well as on…
- Trial name
- POHCA (NCT06362850)
- Testing
- Tele-support
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support
Palliative Care Intervention to Improve Health Related Quality of Life for Patients on Long-Term LVAD Support
Background: While left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy improves survival in patients with advanced heart failure (AHF), unique LVAD-related burdens may impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
- Conditions
- Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Left Ventricular Assist Device, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- PALL-VAD (NCT07445932)
- Testing
- Palliative care intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Resuscitation, Cardiac Arrest (CA)
Comparison of Different Chest Compression Techniques in Infant Resuscitation
In this prospective, single-center, randomized, self-controlled crossover manikin simulation study, participitants performed 2 minutes of single-rescuer CPR (30:2 compression-to-ventilation ratio) with each of the four techniques…
- Trial name
- NCT07698340
- Testing
- Two-Finger (2F) Technique, Three-Finger (3F) Technique, Heel-of-One-Hand (HOH) Technique
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)
Emergency Total ECLS vs Standard ACLS With ECMO Bailout for Survival in Refractory OHCA
The goal of the clinical trial is to learn if early extracorporeal life support ( ECLS ) will save more out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ( OHCA ) patients with good neurological outcome.
- Trial name
- ECLS-OHCA (NCT06692075)
- Testing
- extracorporeal life support, standard ACLS
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 332 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Cardiac Arrest
Resuscitative EndoVascular Aortic Occlusion for Maximal Perfusion
REBOA is an endovascular technique that is becoming more widely used in the setting of severe trauma. It is a procedure where one uses the seldigner technique to advance a balloon tipped catheter into the femoral artery and then…
- Trial name
- REVAMP (NCT03703453)
- Testing
- ER-REBOA catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University