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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN98089900
ISRCTN98089900Completed未知

Immediate cooling of the brain during the resuscitation period by the use of a pharyngeal cooling device: a randomised controlled trial

Okayama University (Japan)0 sites108 target enrollmentStarted: December 10, 2009Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
未知
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
108

Study Overview

Brief Summary

2014 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25263513 (added 21/08/2019)

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Patients with witnessed cardiogenic cardiac arrest or witnessed non-cardiogenic cardiac arrest except post-traumatic cardiac arrest
  • 2. Patients who have been resuscitated by medical services within 15 minutes after the onset of cardiac arrest
  • 3. Aged 16 - 89 years old, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Patients with a disorder in the pharynx or oesophagus
  • 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 (except for steroids)
  • 5. Patients with brain damage initiated by a mechanism other than cardiac arrest
  • 6. Rejection by a person in parental authority
  • 7. Barthel Index Score of less than 66

Investigators

Sponsor
Okayama University (Japan)

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