Refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest in Germany – a registry based, retrospective multi-center cohort study from 2007-2023 from the German Resuscitation Registry

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00035503

Enrollment

20000

Registered

2025-01-17

Start date

2024-11-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

I46.0

Interventions

Group 1: Persons >=18 years with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and initial shockable rhythm

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest initial shockable rhythm

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no CPR by EMS

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Survival with good neurological outcome at hospital discharge	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
ROSC Survival to hospital admission Survival to 24h Survival to hospital discharge	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStephan Katzenschlager

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Stephan.Katzenschlager@med.uni-heidelberg.de62215639683

Outcome results

None listed

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