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Prehospital Randomised Assessment of Mechanical compression Device In Cardiac arrest

Cluster randomised controlled trial of the LUCAS™ mechanical chest compression device for out of hospital cardiac arrest

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN08233942
Enrollment
4200
Registered
2009-02-10
Start date
2009-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-08-20

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

Conditions

Out of hospital cardiac arrest Circulatory System Cardiac arrest

Interventions

The unit of randomisation is the ambulance service vehicle (rapid response vehicles and ambulances). The intervention arm will receive resuscitation according to the Resuscitation Council (UK) 27 an

Sponsors

University of Warwick (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients (both males and females) in cardiac arrest in the out of hospital environment 2. Resuscitation attempt is initiated by the attending paramedic, according to Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC) guidelines 3. Patient is believed to be aged 18 years or over

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Traumatic cardiac arrest 2. Known or clinically apparent pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Survival to hospital discharge (the point at which the patient is discharged from the hospital acute care unit regardless of neurological status, outcome or destination).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Survived event (sustained return of spontaneous circulation [ROSC], with spontaneous circulation until admission and transfer of care to medical staff at the receiving hospital) 2. Survival to 12 months 3. Health related quality of life at 3 and 12 months (SF-12® Health Survey and Euroqol EQ-5D) 4. Neurological outcome at discharge from hospital, assessed by the Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) score 1-2 v 3-5 5. Neurological outcome at 12 months, assessed by the telephone version of Mini Mental State Examination (T3MS) 6. Anxiety and depression at 12 months, assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) 7. Post-traumatic stress at 12 months, assessed by the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) civilian checklist (PCL-C) 8. Hospital length of stay 9. Intensive care length of stay

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 30, 2026