Status:
UNKNOWN
Effect of Vasopressin, Steroid, and Epinephrine Treatment in Patients With Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Lead Sponsor:
Korea University Guro Hospital
Conditions:
Cardiac Arrest
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Steroid use could be considered for patients with weaker adrenal function among those with post-cardiac arrest (CA) return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), according to the former study. This findin...
Detailed Description
In South Korea, approximately 20,000 patients are found to experience cardiac arrest (CA) annually, with a reported survival rate of approximately 4.8% (2015). In patients who are resuscitated from ca...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The group of patients who participated in the study included adults aged at least 19 years among the atraumatic CA outpatients who came to the ER and received CPR.
Exclusion
- Pregnant women and young children aged \<18 years;
- Patients with underlying disease cases without the possibility of resuscitation (e.g., terminal cancer);
- Patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) status;
- Death by excessive bleeding (e.g., abdominal main artery rupture);
- Patients who have experienced in-hospital CA;
- Patients previously treated with steroid, anti-cancer medicine, or immunosuppression treatment before CA;
- Patients already been registered with other studies; or
- Patients from whom informed consent cannot be obtained
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 9 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
834 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03317197
Start Date
January 1 2018
End Date
August 9 2020
Last Update
October 23 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Korea University Guro Hospital
Seoul, Guro-gu, South Korea, 08308