Status:

COMPLETED

Discover In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Lead Sponsor:

Montefiore Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Conditions:

Cardiac Arrest

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The Discover In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (IHCA) study is a multicenter, prospective observational study aimed at better understanding variations in practice for the post-in-hospital cardiac arrest pati...

Detailed Description

There is considerable debate among experts concerning many components of intra- and post-arrest care. This study aims to increase the evidence base of these components, particularly temperature contro...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult (≥18 years old) patients
  • Patients with a cardiac arrest (a lack of palpable pulse or perfusing cardiac activity) while admitted to the hospital
  • Patients admitted to a ward (telemetry or non-telemetry) or an intensive care unit, or are admitted but still in the emergency department waiting for a hospital bed
  • Patients who achieved return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC defined as \>20 minutes of sustained spontaneous circulation) OR initiated on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (eCPR) with chest compressions ongoing
  • Patients survived for 6 hours after ROSC

Exclusion

  • Cardiac arrest in non-inpatients (e.g. outpatients, visitors)
  • Patients whose cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) starts outside of the hospital
  • Non-index arrests (arrests that are not the patient's first arrest during the hospital admission; this also excludes patients who were initially admitted for an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest)
  • Patients suffering IHCA in the operating room (OR) or post anesthesia care unit (PACU)
  • Patients with cardiac arrest after arriving to an emergency department (ED) but prior to being evaluated and admitted to the hospital
  • Cardiac arrests lasting \<2 minutes (i.e. chest compressions performed \<2 minutes)
  • Cardiac arrests where the patient is transitioned to comfort focused care within 6 hours of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 16 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

1050 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06207201

Start Date

October 16 2023

End Date

June 30 2024

Last Update

November 14 2024

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Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467

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