Pediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest International Registry (PACHIN)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age1-18
SponsorJimena del Castillo

About this trial

: An intrahospital CA data recording protocol has been designed following the Utstein model. Database is hosted according to European legislation regarding patient data protection. It is drafted in English and Spanish. Invitation to participate has been sent to Spanish, European and Latinamerican hospitals. Variables included, asses hospital characteristics, the resuscitation team, patient's demographics and background, CPR, post-resuscitation care, mortality, survival and long-term evolution. Survival at hospital discharge will be evaluated as a primary outcome and survival with good neurological status as a secondary outcome, analyzing the different factors involved in them

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

all children aged 1 month to 18 years who suffer a CA in hospital

Disqualifiers

Patients being treated with extracorporeal circulatory support (ECMO or ventricular assistance) at the time of CA.

Duration of resuscitation < 1minute

Trial population

All patients who suffer a cardiac arrest in hospital premises and are resuscitated with at least 1 minute of cardiopulmonary resuscitation measures.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Cardiac arrest

    Procedure/Surgery

    Definition of characteristics of cardiac arrest and resuscitation as well as post-resuscitational care and follow up.

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Survival

Survival

Time frame
Through study completition an average of 3 years

Secondary outcomes

1

Neurological outcome

Neurological outcome (Scales: Pediatric Cerecral Performance Category Scale and Pediatric Overall Performance Category Scale. Assesment of neurological outcome with both scales which attempt to measure the same items in neurological development in pediatric patients. Values of 1 or 2 describe normal recovery whilst values of 5-6 define brain death.

Time frame
5 years

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Jimena del Castillo

Lead sponsor

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon

Sponsor institution