Status:

COMPLETED

Study for the Improvement of Long-Term Outcome Prediction in Patients in Coma After Cardiac Arrest

Lead Sponsor:

Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Collaborating Sponsors:

Else Kröner Fresenius Foundation

University Hospital Augsburg

Conditions:

Anoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Brief Summary

The primary objective of HOPE is to improve the accuracy of outcome prediction in anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest by bringing under close scrutiny some of the existing methods ...

Detailed Description

HOPE conducts a 2.5-year multicenter prospective cohort study in Germany on outcome prediction in the early stages of coma caused by cerebral hypoxia-ischemia. The main features of the project are: ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age between 18 and 85 years
  • Cause of admission to ICU: cardiac arrest (in or out of hospital)
  • Glasgow-Coma-Scale \< 9 at time of study enrolment (3 to 8 days after cardiac arrest)
  • Informed consent signed by legal guardian/next-of-kin

Exclusion

  • Stroke (as it may interfere with SSEP testing)
  • Pre-existing coma/vegetative state/minimally conscious state
  • Terminal malignant disease
  • Survival in the next 12 months extremely unlikely
  • Existing advanced directive that demands cessation of therapy/life support
  • Palliative care/withdrawal of life support during treatment at the ICU
  • Barbiturate-induced general anesthesia during the first 3 days after cardiac arrest
  • Impossibility of assessing current level of consciousness with the Glasgow Coma Scale due to a long-term deep sedation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 6 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02231060

Start Date

October 1 2014

End Date

December 6 2018

Last Update

December 12 2018

Active Locations (16)

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Department of Neurology, Klinikum Augsburg

Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, 86009

2

I. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Augsburg

Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, 86009

3

Schön Klinik Bad Aibling

Bad Aibling, Bavaria, Germany, 83043

4

Dept of Neurology, Asklepios Stadtklinik Bad Tölz

Bad Tölz, Bavaria, Germany, 83646