An observational study of electroacupuncture to increase serum catecholamine concentration levels in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Observational

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2400087304

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2024-07-24

Start date

2024-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-29

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Conditions

cardiac arrest

Interventions

Observational Research Group:None

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? Cardiac arrest due to respiratory failure or hypovolemic shock; ? Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; ? Age 18-85 years old; ? Those whose legal representative has signed the informed consent form;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? No perfusion time > 10 minutes (time from cardiac arrest to start of chest compressions); ? Cardiac arrest due to advanced tumor and other end state of disease; ? Patients with cardiac arrest belonging to irreversible causes (e.g. severe trauma, poisoning); ? Those who have skin lesions, wounds, skin diseases, etc. at the location of acupoints that affect needling; ? People with allergies, or known allergies to the treatment modality, such as metal allergies; ? Pregnant women.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Serum catecholamine;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Heart rate;Mean arterial pressure ;End-expiratory carbon dioxide ;Restoration of spontaneous circulation;Adrenaline dosage;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactBaijian Chen

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine

375051723@qq.com+86 138 2845 8483

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026