Rapid Prehospital ACcess to ECPR in Prague

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Conditions studied: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

In brief

A prospective pilot feasibility study of prehospital ECPR in patients with refractory OHCA

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06789978

Run by

General University Hospital, Prague

People needed

20

Starts

2025-01-20

Expected to finish

2026-06-16

Last updated by the study team

2025-02-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Estimated age 18-70 years
• Refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (3 unsuccessful defibrillations and/or at least 10 minutes of resuscitation in case of pulseless electrical activity)
• Witnessed cardiac arrest
• ECPR team available
• ECPR team alert within 20 minutes from the emergency call

You may not qualify if…

• Unwitnessed cardiac arrest
• Asystole
• ETCO2 less than 10 mmHg upon ECPR team arrival
• Known limitations of intensive care (Do Not Resuscitate - DNR status)
• Known severe neurological impairment prior to cardiac arrest (mRS 4-6)
• Suspected or known pregnancy

Where it is running

• General University Hospital in Prague — Prague, Czechia, Czechia (enrolling)

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