N/A
N=2,260
Effectiveness of Dispatch-Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Instructions
Cardiac Arrest
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00664443 ↗Enrolled (actual)
2,260
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Sensitivity — 1012 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- —
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 16+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Primary completion
- Jun 2010
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Sensitivity |
1012 | — |
Summary
The overall goal of this study is to better understand the factors leading to successful dispatch-assisted CPR instructions and to ultimately save the lives of more cardiac arrest patients. Specific objectives are to: 1) Determine the ability of 9-1-1 dispatchers to make the diagnosis of cardiac arrest over the phone; 2) Quantify the frequency and impact of perceived agonal breathing on cardiac arrest diagnosis; 3) Measure the frequency with which dispatch-assisted CPR instructions can be successfully completed in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases; and 4) Measure the impact of dispatch-assisted CPR instructions on bystander CPR and survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
All patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (absence of a detectable pulse, unresponsiveness, and apnea) that are:
- Of presumed cardiac origin;
- Occurring in our study communities; and
- For which resuscitation is attempted by a bystander and/or the emergency responders; or for which dispatch-assisted CPR instructions are being provided.
Exclusion Criteria
The following patients will be excluded:
- Patients younger than 16 years;
- Patients who are "obviously dead" as defined by the Ambulance Act of Ontario (decomposition, rigor mortis, decapitation, or other);
- Trauma victims, including hanging and burns; or
- Patients with cardiac arrests clearly of other non-cardiac origin including drug overdose, carbon monoxide poisoning, drowning, exsanguination, electrocution, asphyxia, hypoxia related to respiratory disease, cerebrovascular accident and documented terminal illness.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00664443). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.