Brain Outcome after Cardiac Arrest - predictio
- Conditions
- 10028593cardiac arrest heart attack
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON55142
- Lead Sponsor
- Rijnstate Ziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
• Age >=18 years
• Out of hospital cardiac arrest
• Successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation 4±3 weeks ago
• GCS score >8
• Admission to cardiac care or cardiology department
• Written informed consent obtained
• Primary cause of arrest is choking or hanging.
• Cardiac arrest and resuscitation started in the ambulance, on the way to the
hospital, with return of spontaneous circulation and consciousness upon arrival
at the hospital.
• Preexistent brain damage with mRS>2
• Known progressive neurodegenerative disease
• Life expectancy of less than three months as a result of another medical
condition.
• Need of intravenous sedative medication
• Patients with an MRI incompatible Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
(ICD) may be excluded from the MRI protocol, depending on the ICD type. These
patients can be included in the remainder of the study
• Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to fill out questionnaires.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method