Dispatcher assisted telephone CPR trial

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiovascular: Cardiac arrest; Circulatory System; Cardiac arrest

• Registration Number: ISRCTN82347313
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-09-29
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1600

Inclusion Criteria

All cardiac arrest patients for whom the LAS is contacted, who are not breathing or conscious, and the caller is amenable to undertaking dispatcher-assisted CPR.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Caller refusal to undertake CPR
2. CPR already in progress
3. Cases of cardiac arrest due to trauma, electrocution, hanging, drowning or strangulation
4. AED available for use
5. Vulnerable groups: <18 years, pregnant women, prisoners (if data is known)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified