Clinical trials: In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
The HeartRunner Trial
The study will assess 30-day survival for cases where volunteer citizen responders ('heart runners') were activated through a smartphone app to retrieve an AED in case of suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) versus…
- Trial name
- NCT03835403
- Testing
- Activation of HeartRunners
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 2,114 people
- Sponsor
- Emergency Medical Services, Capital Region, Denmark
Heart Arrest, Death, Sudden, Cardiac
In-hospital Cardiac Arrest - Dynamics and State Transitions
The purpose of this study is to analyse transitions in cardiac rhythm and hemodynamic variables during resuscitation of patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest.
- Trial name
- NCT00920244
- Testing
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Epinephrine, Atropine
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
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
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Cardiac Arrest
ON-SCENE Initiation of Extracorporeal CardioPulmonary Resuscitation During Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Hypothesis: Implantation of on-scene ECPR by the HEMS teams in patients with sustained out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, results in the rapid return of circulation and, thus, improved survival and less neurological impairment…
- Trial name
- ON-SCENE (NCT04620070)
- Testing
- ECPR
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Cardiac Arrest, Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Evaluation of Culture-specific Popular Music as a Mental Metronome for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Abstract Introduction Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can more than double the patient's chance of survival in Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). In Singapore, bystander CPR rate was low.
- Trial name
- COMSCPR (NCT02940964)
- Testing
- Count on me Singapore (COMS) CPR, Standard CPR
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Referral of Callers to Retrieve Drone-delivered AEDs in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Time to defibrillation is the most important predictor of survival in cardiac arrest. Recent studies have shown that unmanned drones can deliver AEDs to the site of real life out-of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) before ambulance…
- Trial name
- NCT05391256
- Testing
- Automated flying Drone carrying an Automated external defibrillator (AED)
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
The Systematic Approach for Identification of Cause Among Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors
The cause of cardiac arrest mostly determines outcomes of cardiac arrest survivors. Identifying and treating the cause of cardiac arrest constitute a critical part in post-arrest care.
- Trial name
- NCT06012838
- Testing
- Cause classification of OHCA protocol
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Cardiac Arrest
Arterial Pressure and Stress-Dose Steroids in Cardiac Arrest.
Early stress-dose steroids are of uncertain efficacy in cardiac arrest. The current authors plan to conduct a pertinent mediation analysis using prospectively collected data from 2 prior randomized clinical trials of in-hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT02785224
- Testing
- Vasopressin Steroids Epinephrine
- Where
- 3 sites in Greece
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Out-of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Hyperinvasive Approach in Cardiac Arrest
Prague out-of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) study is a prospective randomized multicenter clinical study comparing use of prehospital intraarrest hypothermia, mechanical chest compression device, extracorporeal life support…
- Trial name
- NCT01511666
- Testing
- Prehospital mechanical compressions, intraarrest cooling and in hospital ECLS, Standard care
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Ischemic Brain Injury
Effect of Xenon and Therapeutic Hypothermia, on the Brain and on Neurological Outcome Following Brain Ischemia in Cardiac Arrest Patients
The main purpose of this study is to explore whether xenon is neuroprotective in humans. In addition, the purpose is to explore the underlying mechanisms for the possible synergistic neuroprotective interaction of xenon and…
- Trial name
- Xe-hypotheca (NCT00879892)
- Testing
- xenon, Hypothermia
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Finland
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, BIS
Frontal EEG in OHCA Feasibility Study
This study aims to optimize the treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) by focusing on neurological outcomes through Bispectral Index (BIS) monitoring.
- Trial name
- FEICA (NCT06072092)
- Testing
- BIS Monitor
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Seizures
EEG in Resuscitated In-hospital Patients
In Kuopio University Hospital Department of Clinical Neurophysiology there have been designed a fast EEG electrode, that is suitable for acute emergency use.
- Trial name
- NCT02349087
- Testing
- Acute EEG with fast applicable EEG electrode
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Heart Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital
Synergy of Elevation of the Head and Thorax and REBOA During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Long-term neurological outcome after successful resuscitation of cardiac arrest remains poor, mainly due to cerebral hypoperfusion and severe hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries.
- Conditions
- Heart Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Trial name
- GRAVITY2 (NCT06537492)
- Testing
- REBOA, Head-Up Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (AHUP-CPR), Mechanical Chest Compression Device with Active Chest Decompression
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
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
Cardiac Arrest (CA), Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)
The Application of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Lazarus-PEEP Trial.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether using Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves outcomes for adults who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a condition…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest (CA), Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA), Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP), Ventilation During Resuscitation
- Trial name
- Lazarus-PEEP (NCT06939335)
- Testing
- Disposable PEEP Valve set at 5 cm H20., Controle
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, France
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Multiple Organ Failure, End Stage Cardiac Failure
Timing of Acute Palliative Care Consultation in Critically Ill Patients
A prospective randomized controlled trial studying the ordering of palliative care consultations in the emergency department (Ig) versus later palliative care consultations in the hospital--ICU or hospital ward(Cg).
- Conditions
- Multiple Organ Failure, End Stage Cardiac Failure, End Stage Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5
- Trial name
- NCT02858778
- Testing
- Early order of palliative care consultation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Unexpected Hospital Mortality, Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Prevention of Serious Adverse Events in Acute Care Hospitals by Afferent Limb and Response Method Intervention - the ALARM Intervention Study.
1. Summary Growing evidence suggests that a significant proportion of in-hospital patient deaths occur after serious adverse events (SAE's).
- Conditions
- Unexpected Hospital Mortality, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Unplanned Intensive Care Unit Admission
- Trial name
- ALARM (NCT01949025)
- Testing
- ALARM intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 69,656 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Cardiac Arrest, Coma
GLP-1 Analogs for Neuroprotection After Cardiac Arrest
Experimental studies and previous clinical trials suggest neuroprotective effects of GLP-1 analogs in various degenerative neurological diseases, and in hypoxic brain injuries in experimental designs.
- Trial name
- GLIP1 (NCT02442791)
- Testing
- Byetta (Lilly, Exenatide), 20% Human Albumin
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Jesper Kjaergaard
Cardiac Arrest, Heart Arrest
Rehabilitation for Survivors of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
This study is a parallel group multicentre investigator-initiated clinical randomised controlled superiority trial that will include a total of 214 survivors of OHCA.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Heart Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Return to Work
- Trial name
- NCT05173740
- Testing
- Individually tailored rehabilitation intervention, Usual care
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
A Pilot Study of Intra-arrest Therapeutic Hypothermia in Patients Suffering Non-Traumatic Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
The objective of this study will be to assess the frequency of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival to admission, survival to discharge from the hospital, and neurologic function at time of discharge from the…
- Trial name
- NCT01413399
- Testing
- 4 degree chilled saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 542 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences