Survival of patients suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by emergency services in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic and 1 year later

Survival of patients suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by emergency services in Spain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10437835

Enrollment

4000

Registered

2020-05-21

Start date

2020-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-12

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 (OHCA) Circulatory System Cardiac arrest

Interventions

Continous registry of OHCA patients according to Utstein style guidelines to determine the incidence, general characteristics, and survival at discharge of patients attended by Spanish emergency servi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cases of OHCA in which an EMS performed resuscitation or post-resuscitation care after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) attempts by a first responder

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cases in which the EMS suspended resuscitation on the grounds that it was not indicated due to futility criteria confirmed during resuscitation. An attempt at CPR was considered futile when new data during resuscitation showed that it was not indicated (terminal disease, prolonged arrest time prior to EMS arrival, “Do not resuscitate” orders)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Survival at hospital discharge with good neurological status, expressed as percentage of patients with Cerebral Performance Category scale = 2, during the COVID-19 pandemic and 1 year later	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured using medical records during the COVID-19 pandemic and 1 year later: 1. Incidence of resuscitation attempts expressed as the number of resuscitations attempts per 105 inhabitants 2. Bystander reanimation expressed as percentage of cases with bystander reanimation excluding those cases witnessed by emergency teams 3. Airway management expressed as percentage of cases with airway isolation	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 25, 2026