Comparison on the Efficacy of a Monophasic - Full Text View

Purpose

The central purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest while hospitalized at the VA and were resuscitated after biphasic defibrillators were implemented in 2001 to clinical outcomes of patients who suffered cardiac arrest before 2001.

Condition
Cardiac Arrest

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Case Control Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title:	Comparison on the Efficacy of a Monophasic, Manually Operated Defibrillator to That of a Biphasic Automatic External Defibrillator in the Hospital Setting.

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cardiac Arrest

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Emory University:

Primary Outcome Measures:

s who suffered a cardiac arrest while hospitalized at the VA and were resuscitated [ Time Frame: Information on patients who suffered cardiac arrest before 2001 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

This study is observational. [ Time Frame: Comparison before and after 2001 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	95
Study Start Date:	June 2005
Study Completion Date:	February 2007
Primary Completion Date:	February 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts
1 Case: Patients resuscitated after 2001
2 Control: Patients who suffer cardiac arrests after 2001.

Detailed Description:

The central purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest while hospitalized at the VA and were resuscitated after biphasic defibrillators were implemented in 2001 to clinical outcomes of patients who suffered cardiac arrest before 2001.

This study will retrospectively collect and analyze clinical data related to the Atlanta VA Medical Center, a member of the National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, to assess clinical parameters in cardiac arrest survivors.

This study focuses on collecting data retrospectively in regard to cardiac arrest patients to discern what factors are playing a role in patient survival after cardiac arrest. Such data will help hospitals and physicians to improve quality of care in patients at risk for cardiac arrest as well as to implement strategies to reduce such events or improve management of these high-risk patients in order to save lives.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who are hospitalized at the Atlanta VAMC hospital.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Clinical outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest while hospitalized and were resuscitated after biphasic defibrillators were implemented in 2001 to clinical outcomes of patients who suffered cardiac arrest before 2001.

Exclusion:

Biphasic defibrillators were implemented Cardiac arrest before 2001

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00472498

Sponsors and Collaborators

Emory University

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Samuel C Dudley, MD, PhD

Veterans Administration Medical Center

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Samuel C. Dudley, Jr., Emory
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00472498 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	206-2000
Study First Received:	April 16, 2007
Last Updated:	March 17, 2009
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Emory University:

Cardiac Arrest
Biphasic Defibrillator

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Heart Arrest
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013

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