Optimizing Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest in the Community
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00998140 |
Recruitment Status
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Active, not recruiting
First Posted
: October 20, 2009
Last Update Posted
: April 28, 2017
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Resuscitative efforts have been shown to be unsuccessful in most cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and survivors who do recover cardiac function often sustain severe hypoxic brain damage. Time to efficacious care is a primary determinant of disability-free survival. In the Jerusalem district, only 9% of OHCA patients present with ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF) as the primary rhythm, whereas 77% present with asystole; this seems primarily to be the result of long collapse-to-arrival times. Nevertheless, overly zealous resuscitation is undertaken in a high proportion of arrests with a futile prognosis, leading to excessive costs.
Study hypotheses:
- Subpopulations for whom intervention is futile/counter-productive are identifiable
- Substantial waste of resources can be avoided
- Optimization of emergency medical services (EMS) reorganization without adding resources is an achievable goal
Condition or disease |
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Cardiopulmonary Arrest Outcome |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 1600 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Other |
Official Title: | Optimizing Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest in the Community: Increasing the Probability of Survival While Reducing Costs |
Study Start Date : | March 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 2019 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | March 2020 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- All victims of non-traumatic out-of hospital cardiopulmonary arrest (defined as the absence of either spontaneous respiration or palpable pulse or both) within the Jerusalem district.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with do-not-resuscitate orders or an advance directive to that effect.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00998140
Israel | |
Shaare Zedek Medical Center | |
Jerusalem, Israel |
Principal Investigator: | Sharon Einav, MD | Shaare Zedek Medical Center |
Publications of Results:
Responsible Party: | Dr Sharon Einav, Dr., Shaare Zedek Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00998140 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NIHPR 08/90/a |
First Posted: | October 20, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 28, 2017 |
Last Verified: | April 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Keywords provided by Dr Sharon Einav, Shaare Zedek Medical Center:
resuscitation sudden death cardiopulmonary resuscitation emergency medical services termination of resuscitation ventricular fibrillation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest |
asystole medical futility withdrawing treatment transportation of patients health expenditures healthcare costs |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Arrest Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |