Wroclaw Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Registry

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorWroclaw Medical University

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of institutionalized care program of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age < 60 years

witnessed sudden cardiac arrest with immediate CPR

supposed cardiac cause of the event

ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT) at first medical contact with 3 unsuccessful defibrillations (no ROSC)

Disqualifiers

Total presumed time from 112 call to ECMO implantation longer than 60 minutes

Age < 18 years old or > 60 years old;

Non-shockable initial rhythm

Unavailability of the automated CPR device

Trial population

Patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest which occured in the predefined area of the city of Wroclaw, Poland.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • ECMO assisted CPR in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

    Other intervention

    Patients included in the registry will be transferred during LUCAS assisted CPR by the Wroclaw Emergency Medical Services to the Emergency Department of the Wroclaw University Hospital where blood gasses will be assessed. If two or more of the following: end-tidal carbon dioxide (CO2) \> 10 mm Hg, arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) \>50 mm Hg or oxygen saturation \>85%, and lactic acid \<18 mmol/L will be fulfilled patient will be further transferred to the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory for V-A ECMO implantation followed by coronary/pulmonary artery angiography and intervention.

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

mortality

all cause mortality

Time frame
1 month

Secondary outcomes

1

degree of disability

Modified Rankin Scale of 3 or lower

Time frame
3 and 6 months after index event

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Wroclaw Medical University

Lead sponsor

Wroclaw Emergency Medical Services

Collaborator