A randomised clinical trial of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) prior to defibrillation for the treatment of out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillatio
Completed
- Conditions
- Cardiac ArrestCirculatory SystemCardiac arrest
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN87778564
- Lead Sponsor
- Western Australian Prehospital Care Research Unit (Australia)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 256
Inclusion Criteria
All patients older than 16 years suffering cardiac arrest outside of hospital in which the underlying cardiac rhythm was ventricular fibrillation upon arrival of Ambulance Paramedics
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with known allergies to Fentanyl
2. Patients unable to receive intranasal fentanyl due to facial and / or nasal trauma
3. Patients who are pregnant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method