Effect of pharyngeal cooling during the resuscitation period on life prognosis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Witnessed cardiac arrest(except cardiac arrest due to trauma)
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000008506
- Lead Sponsor
- Okayama University Medical School
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 692
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with a disorder in the pharynx or esophagus. 2. Patients with severe hypothermia (less than 34 degrees centigrade upon arrival). 3. Patients who are pregnant. 4. Patients with an immunodeficiency or medicated with an immunosuppressant. 5. Patients with brain damage initiated by a mechanism other than cardiac arrest. 6. Rejection by a person in parental authority. 7. Score of Barthel index of less than 66.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mortality rates at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after resuscitation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time until tympanic temperature reaches 32.0 degrees centigrade after arrival at the hospital. Glasgow Coma Scale at 2 weeks after resuscitation Glasgow Pittsburgh cerebral performance and overall performance categories at 1 month and 6 months after resuscitation