Optimisation of defibrillation for ventricular fibrillation: the use of low tilt waveforms for the defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN06531828

Enrollment

110

Registered

2007-07-30

Start date

2006-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Ventricular fibrillation/cardiac arrest Circulatory System Cardiac arrest

Interventions

This will be a safety and feasibility study which aims to show equivalence in the removal of ventricular fibrillation during cardiac arrests between a novel low-tilt defibrillating device and the stan

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All adult patients in cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation as the identified rhythm.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with existing 'Do not resuscitate' orders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary endpoint of the study will be termination of ventricular arrhythmia for greater than or equal to five seconds following shock delivery. This will be determined by analysis of the defibrillator Electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing post-cardiac arrest.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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