Status:
UNKNOWN
Etiology, Incidence and Survival of Pediatric Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrests: a Four-year Danish Analysis
Lead Sponsor:
Emergency Medical Services, Capital Region, Denmark
Collaborating Sponsors:
Odense University Hospital
Aalborg University Hospital
Conditions:
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Pediatric Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 16 years
Brief Summary
Background: OHCA is a rare condition for children and young adults. Overall incidence rates are reported as 3.3-5.97 per 100.000 inhabitants. Previous studies from different data sources have identifi...
Detailed Description
Background In 2016 the Danish Emergency Medical Services (EMS) introduced a nationwide electronic medical reporting system. This provided new possibilities for exploring many of the aspects surroundin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All out-of-hospital cardiac arrests victim from 0-16 year of age.
- The external verification team indirectly mark cases as pediatric, whenever a subject is less than 16 years of age at the time of the event. This together with age derived from individual personal identification numbers is used to identify all pediatric cases. All Danish citizens is provided with a unique personal identification number at birth, containing the individuals date-of-birth.
Exclusion
- Subjects reported as unquestionably deceased (late signs of death) at EMS arrival will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04275856
Start Date
February 1 2019
End Date
February 1 2022
Last Update
February 19 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services
Copenhagen, Denmark, 2750