Status:
UNKNOWN
Refractory Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treated With Mechanical CPR, Hypothermia, ECMO and Early Reperfusion
Lead Sponsor:
Bayside Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Alfred
Ambulance Victoria
Conditions:
Cardiac Arrest
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-59 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death in Australia. The most common cause of OHCA is a heart attack. The current treatment of OHCA is resuscitation by ambulance para...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults 18-59 years
- Out of hospital cardiac arrest due to presumed cardiac caus
- Chest compressions are commenced within 10 minutes by bystanders or emergency medical services
- Initial cardiac arrest rhythm of ventricular fibrillation
- Remains in cardiac arrest at the scene at 20 minutes after standard paramedic advanced cardiac life support (intubation, intravenous adrenaline)
- Autopulse machine is available
- Within 10 minutes ambulance transport time to The Alfred
- During normal working hours (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday)
- ECMO commences within 60 minutes of the initial collapse
Exclusion
- Presumed non-cardiac cause of cardiac arrest such as trauma, hanging, drowning, intracranial bleeding
- Any pre-existing significant neurological disability
- Significant non-cardiac co-morbidities that cause limitations in activities of daily living such as COPD, cirrhosis of the liver, renal failure on dialysis, terminal illness due to malignancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01186614
Start Date
November 1 2010
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
March 10 2014
Active Locations (2)
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1
Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3161
2
Ambulance Victoria
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia