Status:
COMPLETED
AED Use in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A New Algorithm Named "One Shock Per Minute"
Lead Sponsor:
Fire Brigade Of Paris Emergency Medicine Dept
Collaborating Sponsors:
Brigade de Sapeurs Pompiers de Paris
Physio-Control, Inc, A division of Medtronic
Conditions:
Heart Arrest
Ventricular Fibrillation
Eligibility:
All Genders
1+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The aim of the trial is to evaluate a new AED algorithm that proposes a new timeline between the time devoted to administer a defibrillation shock, and the time devoted to chest compressions. The res...
Detailed Description
Early use of semi-automated external defibrillators (AED) by Emergency Care teams in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), has been correlated with a significant gain in sequelae-free survival. The A...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients in a state of apparent death as noted on arrival of the emergency care team vehicle
- Resuscitation by first aid team with a minimum of three people
- Analysis of cardiac rhythm by the AED possible
- At least one appropriate shock delivered by the AED
Exclusion
- Many victims (\>3) that must be treated simultaneously
- Signs of certain death (lividity)
- Patient with palpable pulse on arrival of emergency care team
- Patient already connected to another device
- Incident involving an AED that requires a "materiovigilance" report
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
5107 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00139542
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
June 1 2008
Last Update
May 11 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Fire Brigade of Paris Emergency medicine department
Paris, France, 75017