NCT04248985

Brief Summary

Patients presenting following out of hospital cardiac arrest will undergo bedside ultrasound as per the hospital clinical practice. Initial 6 months include recording of current state of practice and timing of pauses and timing of ultrasounds. The second 6 months will follow an educational intervention to teach "pre-imaging". This is the technique of imaging the heart during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to find the heart and center it on the ultrasound screen before CPR is stopped. The goal is to decrease CPR pause times when ultrasound is performed post out of hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
150

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2018

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2018

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 30, 2019

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 24, 2020

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 30, 2020

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 30, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

February 8, 2022

Status Verified

July 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

1.1 years

First QC Date

January 24, 2020

Last Update Submit

February 6, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Length of CPR pause

    the time between stopping CPR and restoring CPR during resuscitation.

    1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Survival

    1 year

Study Arms (2)

Pre-Intervention

Baseline measurement of timing and behavior in OOH cardiac arrest patients presenting with ongoing CPR.

Other: Pre-Imaging - an ultrasound technique of acquiring images

Post-Intervention

Timing and behavior in OOH cardiac arrest patents presenting with ongoing CPR

Other: Pre-Imaging - an ultrasound technique of acquiring images

Interventions

Technique involves finding low quality images of the heart during CPR prior to pausing CPR to acquire high quality images once CPR is paused.

Post-InterventionPre-Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patient presenting to the emergency department in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

You may qualify if:

  • Atruamatic Out of hospital Cardiac Arrest

You may not qualify if:

  • physician not credentialed in bedside ultrasound
  • video images not recorded (lost data)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

UMASS Memorial Medical Center

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Gaspari RJ, Lindsay R, Dowd A, Gleeson T. Femoral Arterial Doppler Use During Active Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Ann Emerg Med. 2023 May;81(5):523-531. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.12.002. Epub 2023 Feb 7.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Arrest

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Romolo Gaspari, MD, PhD

    UMass Worcester

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 24, 2020

First Posted

January 30, 2020

Study Start

November 1, 2018

Primary Completion

November 30, 2019

Study Completion

March 30, 2020

Last Updated

February 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2020-07

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