Effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia for unconscious adult patients with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- cardiac arrest
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000003203
- Lead Sponsor
- Surugadai Nihon University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
(1) not cardiac origin, (2) tympanic-membrane temperature below 30degree on arrival at the emergency room, (3) cardiogenic shock after ROSC, (4) pregnancy, (5) the Glasgow-Pittsburgh overall performance category of 2 (moderate overall disability), 3 (severe overall disability), or 4 (vegetative state) before cardiac arrest, and (6) their families refused to give informed consent to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method a favorable neurological outcome at hospital discharge (CPC: Cerebral Performance Categories)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method survival to hospital discharge or death