N/A
N=49
CPR Quality Between Flexible Stretcher and Standard Stretcher in OHCA
Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02527694 ↗Enrolled (actual)
49
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Nov 2018
Primary outcome: Primary: Comparison of Percentage of Chest Compression Fraction Between Before- and After-phase Groups — 80.1; 85.2 Percentage of chest compression fraction
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Flexible EMS stretcher cart (Device); mechanical CPR (Device)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
- Primary completion
- Dec 2015
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Comparison of Percentage of Chest Compression Fraction Between Before- and After-phase Groups |
80.1; 85.2 | — |
| SECONDARY CPR Duration |
909; 1131 | — |
Summary
This study aims to compare the quality of emergency medical services cardiopulmonary resuscitation between flexible stretcher and standard stretcher during ambulance transport to hospital among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- All EMS-assessed OHCA in (3-4) selected districts in Seoul
- 18 years or older of age
Exclusion Criteria
- Do-Not-Resuscitation cases or OHCA occurring in result of terminal diseases
- Signs of evident death (decapitation, evident livor mortis or rigor mortis)
- Pregnant
- Physique too large for mechanical CPR device application
- Chest deformation or injury
- EMS CPR quality not assessed by the defibrillator
- Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) before scene departure
- Cardiac arrest cases during transport
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02527694). 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.