Comparison of Manual Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Versus Automatic CPR Machine During Ambulance Transport.

March 28, 2006 updated by: National Taiwan University Hospital

Comparison of Manual Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Versus Automatic CPR Machine on the CPR Performance for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest During Ambulance Transport.

This is a randomized controlled prospective study which assigned patient to receive manual CPR or automatic CPR machine use. The quality and efficacy between manual CPR and machine CPR will be evaluated.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Taipei, Taiwan, 10002
        • Recruiting
        • National Taiwan University Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Wen-Chu Chiang, M.D.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patient in Taipei distric
  • Patients sent to National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) through Jhongsiao Emergency medical service (EMS) team

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Younger than 15 years old
  • Traumatic cardia arrest
  • Patients not sent to NTUH by Jhongsiao EMS team

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Quality of CPR

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
End-tidal CO2 on arrival at ER
Recovery of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) rate
Survival rate at 1hr, 24hr, and discharge from hospital

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Wen-Chu Chiang, M.D., National Taiwan University Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 28, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 28, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

March 30, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 30, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 28, 2006

Last Verified

October 1, 2004

More Information

Terms related to this study

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