Early cardiac catheterization for Cardiac Arrest

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Waitlist Available

Led By Shahar Lavi, MD

Research Sponsored by Lawson Health Research Institute

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 48 hours

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This is a pilot study that will lead to a large randomized control trial (RCT), to assess whether early versus late or no cardiac catheterization is associated with improved outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients.

Eligible Conditions

Cardiac Arrest

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 48 hours

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~48 hours

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 48 hours for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Secondary study objectives

Acute kidney injury- creatinine levels

Hemoglobin, Sickle

Myocardial infarction - according to cardiac troponin levels

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Medical armActive Control1 Intervention

Initial therapy does not include cardiac catheterization. Cardiac catheterization with possible PCI is allowed after completion of mild therapeutic hypothermia or apyrexia for \>24h post ROSC.

Group II: Early cardiac catheterizationActive Control1 Intervention

Cardiac catheterization performed as early as possible, within 12h post ROSC following OHCA, with possible PCI during mild therapeutic hypothermia or apyrexia

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