Clinical trials: Heart Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital
Ventricular Arrhythmias and Cardiac Arrest
Prophylactic Anti-aRrhythmic Therapy With Amiodarone in Critically Ill Patients Admitted for an Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest With Initial Shockable Rhythm
To determine if prophylactic administration of amiodarone for 72 hours in critically ill patients admitted after an OHCA with shockable rhythm, with a confirmed or a presumed cardiac cause, decreases the incidence of a composite…
- Trial name
- PARACA (NCT06835491)
- Testing
- Amiodarone
- Where
- 29 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 674 people
- Sponsor
- Versailles Hospital
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome
The Danish Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Study
After resuscitation from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) patients experience Post Cardiac Arrest Syndrome due to ischemia and reperfusion injury.
- Trial name
- DANOHCA (NCT05895838)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Backrest elevation, Early wakeup call
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Christian Hassager
Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac AResT And GENEtic
Sudden death is a major problem in industrially developed countries. Despite a decline in ischemic heart disease mortality and the progress has been made in resuscitation, treatment of sudden death victims is frequently…
- Trial name
- CARTAGENE (NCT00604149)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,332 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Continuous NMB in PCAS
The main purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that continuous NMB could improve outcome in cardiac arrest patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia.
- Trial name
- NCT02790164
- Testing
- Esmeron, Saline
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Chun Song Youn
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia
Early Coronary Angiography Versus Delayed Coronary Angiography
This study is a pilot, multi-centered, randomized, clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of performing early Coronary Angiography (CAG) versus no early CAG in post-cardiac arrest patients without ST segment…
- Conditions
- Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia, Cardiac Arrest
- Trial name
- PEARL (NCT02387398)
- Testing
- Early Angiography
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Accuracy of EEG Slow Wave Activity in Predicting Favourable Outcome in Patients With Hypoxic Brain Injury - A Substudy of STEPCARE Trial
This is an observational substudy embedded in the STEPCARE Trial. The study involves EEG analysis, covered by the ethics approval of STEPCARE Trial.
- Trial name
- PROPEASTEPCARE (NCT06564675)
- Testing
- C-Trend Index
- Where
- 4 sites in Finland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury
Minimal Sedation Versus Standard Continuous Sedation After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Most patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remain comatose on hospital admission and are routinely managed with continuous sedation.
- Conditions
- Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury, Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07895771
- Testing
- Minimal sedation, Standard continuous sedation
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Ventilation Therapy, PEEP, Occult
PEEP vs. ZEEP in Out-of-Hospital-Cardiac-Arrest
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a major cause of mortality, with low survival probabilities to hospital discharge.
- Conditions
- Ventilation Therapy, PEEP, Occult, CPR, Cardiac Arrest (CA)
- Trial name
- PerAVent (NCT06836830)
- Testing
- PEEP 5 mbar, ZEEP 0 mbar
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Muehlenkreiskliniken, MKK
Ventricular Fibrillation, Cardiac Arrest
SmartCPR Trial: An Analysis of a Waveform-Based Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Algorithm on Survival From Out-of-Hospital Ventricular Fibrillation
This study is designed to examine the impact of an available technology within an automated external defibrillator (AEDs) to improve survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest for patients presenting in ventricular…
- Trial name
- SmartCPR (NCT00535106)
- Testing
- Automated external defibrillator (Philips FR2+ AED), SmartCPR, Delayed defibrillation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- New York City Fire Department
Cardiac Arrest, Heart Arrest
ECPR for Refractory Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
In the U.S. alone, over 300,000 people per year have sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and less than 1 out of 10 survive.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Heart Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
- Trial name
- EROCA (NCT03065647)
- Testing
- Expedited Transport With Mechanical CPR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Tissue Oxygenation During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation as a Predictor of Return of Spontaneous Circulation
The main objective of the trial is to find out if there is correlation between cerebral and skeletal muscle oxygenation values during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and if these values can predict return of spontaneous…
- Trial name
- NCT04058925
- Testing
- NIRS device
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Miha Košir
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Arrest
"The Effect of the Use of an Autotransfusion Device on Hemodynamic Parameters During Resuscitation".
The purpose of the research (pilot study) is to determine the impact of the use of the autotransfusion device on hemodynamic parameters during resuscitation.
- Trial name
- NCT06153160
- Testing
- HemaShock device
- Where
- 2 sites in Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Maribor
Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Prehospital TEE in Cardiac Arrest
This study shall investigate the feasibility of prehospital performed trans-esophageal echocardiography in out of hospital cardiac arrest.
- Trial name
- NCT05185596
- Testing
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Cardiac Arrest
CT Perfusion (CTP) for Assessment of Poor Neurological Outcome in Comatose Cardiac Arrest Patients
ABSTRACT Brief Overview: Neurological assessment of comatose cardiac arrest patients (CCAP) is challenging because most of these patients are treated with sedatives and therapeutic hypothermia that prevent complete…
- Trial name
- CANCCAP (NCT04323020)
- Testing
- CT Perfusion
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
AED-delivery Using Drones in Suspected OHCA
Time to defibrillation is the most important predictor of survival in cardiac arrest. Traditional emergency medical system response is often to slow.
- Trial name
- NCT04723368
- Testing
- Automated flying Drone carrying an Automated external defibrillator (AED)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Targeted Hypothermia Versus Targeted Normothermia After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
ILCOR guidelines recommend Target Temperature Management (TTM) to between 32°C and 36°C after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, based on low quality evidence.
- Trial name
- TTM-2 (NCT02908308)
- Testing
- Targeted temperature management to 33°C, Standard care with early treatment of fever
- Where
- 60 sites in United States, Australia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 1,900 people
- Sponsor
- Helsingborgs Hospital
Resuscitation, Emergency Department
The Association Between Post-resuscitation Time Series Management in the Emergency Department and Short-term Outcomes for Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients
This study examines the impact of emergency department (ED) management on short-term outcomes of nontraumatic adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients.
- Conditions
- Resuscitation, Emergency Department, Outcome
- Trial name
- NCT06165081
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Neurologic Symptoms
Can Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement Predict Negative Neurological Outcome ?
This study is designed as a multicenter, prospective, cohort clinical study. The out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients presenting to the adult emergency departments of the participating hospitals will render the study…
- Trial name
- NCT02637258
- Testing
- Ultrasonographic Measurements of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter
- Where
- 19 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Cangrelor in Comatose Survivors of OHCA Undergoing Primary PCI
The main objective of the trial is to find out if 4-hour continuous infusion of parenteral P2Y12 inhibitor cangrelor at the start of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) immediately and effectively suppresses platelet…
- Trial name
- Cangrelor OHCA (NCT04005729)
- Testing
- Cangrelor 50 MG
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Brain Injury
Therapeutic Hypothermia and eArly Waking
Unconscious survivors of cardiac arrest who are treated with intravenous therapeutic hypothermia for 24 hours will be assessed after 12 hours for appropriateness to be woken early and extubated whilst continuing to receive…
- Trial name
- THAW (NCT03065946)
- Testing
- Early wakening
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust