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Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation in Winterthur - an Outcome Study

Sponsor
Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02625883
Collaborator
(none)
151
Enrollment
46.9
Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The investigators will retrospectively examine all patients with out-of-hospital resuscitation by the emergency medical Team (EMT) from the Kantonsspital Winterthur in the year 2013 with a two year follow-up and a structured interview about Quality of life. Furthermore, the costs generated by the local health system are analysed.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Interview

Detailed Description

The Primary objective of this study is to evaluate the Quality of out-of-Hospital resuscitation by the ambulance Service from the Kantonsspital Winterthur including a 2-year follow-up of the survivors. In this follow-up we evaluate the Quality of life by a validated questionnaire.

The following endpoints will be retrospectively analysed:

time-to-Response Interval; Initial cardiac rhythm; medications given; number of Defibrillations; return of spontaneous circulation, Overall costs for the local health System

Furthermore length of hospital-stay, survival until Hospital discharge, one-year survival, Quality of life two years after resuscitation and total costs will be analysed.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
151 participants
Observational Model:
Case-Only
Time Perspective:
Retrospective
Official Title:
Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation in an Urban Setting in Switzerland - an Outcome Study and Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Study Start Date :
Dec 1, 2015
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 30, 2017
Actual Study Completion Date :
Oct 30, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Survivors

Patients with out-of-Hospital resuscitation and return of spontaneous circulation. Structured interview for quality of life (questionnaire) one year after resuscitation.

Other: Interview
Interview by validated Quality-of-life-questionnaire
Other Names:
  • patient interviews

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    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Survival after prehospital cardiac Arrest until discharge of Hospital and a one-year follow-up [1 year]

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Evaluation of direct costs of local health care system [1 year]

    2. Quality of life one year after resuscitation [1 year]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 100 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Patients with out-of-hospital resuscitation in Winterthur in the year 2013 and treatment by the emergency medical team from the Kantonsspital Winterthur

    • Written informed consent of patients for structured interview

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Patients with resuscitation but death on Scene

    • no written informed consent from patients for structured interview

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    No locations specified.

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Michael Ganter, director, sponsor and principal investigator

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT02625883
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • Resuscitation in Winterthur
    First Posted:
    Dec 9, 2015
    Last Update Posted:
    Feb 26, 2020
    Last Verified:
    Feb 1, 2020
    Keywords provided by Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW
    Resuscitation, quality of life

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Feb 26, 2020