Induction of Mild Hypothermia Following Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

In brief

The overall goal of this study is to determine whether initiating hypothermia in cardiac arrest patients as soon as possible in the field results in a greater proportion of patients who survive to hospital discharge compared to standard prehospital/field care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00391469

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

1359

Starts

2007-12-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• successful resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by paramedics, defined by having a palpable pulse

You may not qualify if…

• traumatic cause for cardiac arrest

Where it is running

• Harborview Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States

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