Status:
COMPLETED
OPALS Critical Care Sub-Studies
Lead Sponsor:
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Conditions:
Cardiac Arrest
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the incremental benefit of a full advanced life support EMS program on the outcomes of chest pain, respiratory and major trauma patients.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Chest Pain Sub-Study: Adult patients with a complaint of chest pain of an acute nature transported to hospital by ambulance. Patients with a complaint of pain in arms, neck or jaw if consistent with myocardial ischemia. Patients must have an ambulance return code of prompt, urgent, or no patient carried.
- Respiratory Sub-Study: Adult patients with a chief complaint of shortness of breath defined as ACR codes of Respiratory Failure, Shortness of Breath NYD, Pulmonary Edema (CHF), Asthma and had either prehospital assisted ventilation or abnormal respiratory rates (\>=24 or \<=10)
- Major Trauma Sub-Study: Adult patients who have suffered an injury from any mechanism with an Injury Severity Score of \>12 who have been transported to hospital by land ambulance, and who have been entered into the Ontario Trauma Registry (OTR) Comprehensive Data Set.
Exclusion
- All Sub-Studies:
- Patients under the age of 16
- Patients who are vital signs absent prior to EMS arrival.
- Chest Pain Sub-Study:
- Patients suffering primarily from respiratory distress, respiratory failure, pulmonary edema, asthma, palpitations or epigastric pain. pain
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 1997
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
May 1 1999
Estimated Enrollment :
21000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00212953
Start Date
March 1 1997
End Date
May 1 1999
Last Update
October 15 2010
Active Locations (11)
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1
Cambridge Base Hospital
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, N3C 3X4
2
Sudbury Base Hospital
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, 705-675-4783
3
Kingston Base Hospital
Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 1S4
4
London Base Hospital
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4G5