Electroencephalography in Patients Resuscitated From Cardiac Arrest

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02344693

Enrollment

Registered

2015-01-26

Start date

2017-08-01

Completion date

2019-12-31

Last updated

2018-06-21

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Conditions

Cardiac Arrest, Heart Arrest

Keywords

Electroencephalography

Brief summary

Sudden cardiac death can occur due to a multitude of causes. The underlying case can affect the overall prognosis. A return of spontaneous circulation not exceeding 30 minutes following a successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation is usually deemed imperative, if the patient is to survive. Monitors for evaluating the cardiac function during and after resuscitation are implemented on a daily basis (ekg, pulseoxymetry, blood pressure monitoring, cardiac sonography), but no devices for registration of the cortical brain activity exist. The aim of this study is to provide a 3-channel electroencephalogram using a prototype EEG/EKG adapter, connected to a Physio-Control LifePak 15 monitor/defibrillator, in patients who regain spontaneous circulation following non-traumatic cardiac arrest.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Witnessed Cardiac Arrest * Return of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest 10-40 min

Exclusion criteria

* traumatic cardiac arrest * no consent from next-of-kin

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
prehospital EEG value in regard to patient discharge	60-min

Countries

Finland

Contacts

Primary ContactJohannes Björkman, MD

johannes.bjorkman@helsinki.fi

Backup ContactTom Silfvast, MD, PhD

tom.silfvast@hus.fi09 4711

Outcome results