Prehospital critical care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Cardiovascular disease, Primary sub-specialty: Arrhythmia; UKCRC code/ Disease: Cardiovascular/ Other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system; Circulatory System; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18375201
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

1. 2016 protocol in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27927189 2. 2019 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/31345972 (added 14/08/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-10-12
• Study Completion: 2018-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6640

Inclusion Criteria

Observational Study of OHCA Survival:
1. Aged 18 years and over
2. Non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest where cardiopulmonary resuscitation is commenced by a prehospital provider

Qualitative Work On Research Attitudes:
Member of patient and public involvement group, prehospital provider, researcher, charity staff or commissioner.

Exclusion Criteria

Observational Study of OHCA Survival:
1. Cardiac arrest due to trauma, asphyxia, electrocution or drowning
2. Paediatric cardiac arrest (under 18 years of age)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Observational Study of OHCA Survival:<br> Survival to hospital discharge is measured by reviewing ambulance notes (in case of prehospital death) at the time of data submission by the attending prehospital provider, or through review of hospital notes of receiving hospitals (in case of survival to hospital admission) at 3 months.<br><br> Cost Analysis:<br> Cost of prehospital care (advanced life support and critical care) in pound sterling. Costs will be measured through review of ambulance and charity financial records.<br><br> Qualitative Work On Research Attitudes:<br> Themes of views about prehosptial research are assessed using information collected at focus groups.<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Observational Study of OHCA Survival:<br> Survival to hospital admission (patient arriving in hospital with return of spontaneous circulation) is measured by reviewing ambulance notes at the time of data submission by the attending prehospital provider.<br>