Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Epinephrine and Intravenous (I.V.) Needle on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Outcome

Lead Sponsor:

Petter Andreas Steen

Collaborating Sponsors:

Laerdal Medical

Ullevaal University Hospital

Conditions:

Cardiac Arrest

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Intravenous epinephrine has been part of the guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation since the start. It improves outcome in animal studies, but has never been investigated in a controlled study ...

Detailed Description

In a randomized, controlled study of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in Oslo, Norway, half the patients are treated according to the international guidelines for advanced CPR, and the othe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Cardiac arrest out-of-hospital

Exclusion

  • \<18 years old
  • Trauma as cause of arrest

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

904 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00121524

Start Date

January 1 2003

End Date

June 1 2008

Last Update

May 29 2015

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Ulleval University Hospital

Oslo, Norway, N-0407