Placebo versus Adrenaline in Cardiac Arrest

A randomised placebo controlled trial of adrenaline in improving survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest.

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000062628

Acronym

PACA Trial

Enrollment

4500

Registered

2005-08-01

Start date

2005-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Adrenaline 1:1000 according to current resuscitation guidelines

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients who suffer a cardiac arrest ouitside of hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Advanced life support measures not initiated.

Outcome results