About this trial

The aim of this study is to assess long-term stress in patients after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. To do this, we will measure levels of the stress hormone cortisol in hair samples. Cortisol is produced in larger amounts during periods of ongoing stress and builds up in the hair as it grows. Because hair grows about 1 cm per month, a 3 cm hair sample can show your average stress level over the past three months. The results will be compared with anonymized information from your medical records and the care you received before and during your hospital stay.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Cardiac arrest

Heart attack

18 - 100 years

Disqualifiers

Disapproval patient´s relatives with the study

Chronical treatment with corticoids and antidepresives

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Sample of hair
Diagnostic test
Sampling of 3cm of hair due to level of cortizol.

Treatment groups

136 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Cardiac arrestExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Group B: Heart attackExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Hair cortisol levels assessment in CA patients vs heart attack patients

Time frame

Enrollment

Secondary outcomes

1

Correlation of neurological outcomes using the CPC scale in CA patients with hair cortisol levels.

Time frame

30 and 90 days after CA

2

Correlation between the severity of the post-resuscitation course according to the severity of organ damage (heart, lung, kidneys, brain ) and hair cortisol levels

Time frame

30 days after CA

The Role of Stress in Cardiac Arrest (Cortizol CPR)

About this trial

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Disqualifiers

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Treatment groups

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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