Activity and Life After Survival of a Cardiac Arrest

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Survivors of a cardiac arrest, hypoxic brain injury; Circulatory System; Survivors of a cardiac arrest

• Registration Number: ISRCTN74835019
• Lead Sponsor: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

All survivors of a cardiac arrest (survival greater than two weeks) admitted at or to one of the participating hospitals between April 2007 and April 2011

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe non-cardiac co-morbidity with a life expectancy lower than three months
2. Participant was living in an institutional care facility prior to the cardiac arrest

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Participation in society<br>2. Quality of life<br><br>All outcome measures will be admistered two weeks, three months and one year after the cardiac arrest.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Cognitive, emotional and cardiorespiratory impairment<br>2. Daily functioning<br>3. Caregiver strain<br><br>All outcome measures will be admistered two weeks, three months and one year after the cardiac arrest.