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NCT Number: NCT01295424

Epidemiology and Cost-effectiveness of Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Finland

Observational study of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during 6 months in regional areas of Helsinki University Hospital and Kuopio University Hospital from activation of EMS system until follow up to 6 months of survival.Simultaneous observation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest primary survivors admitted to all Finnish ICUs.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiac Arrest Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Arrest Heart Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Kuopio University Hospital

Kuopio, 70211, Finland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

No intervention

Other

Observational study, no interventions

Primary outcomes

  1. Alive at hospital discharge (time frame: Hospital discharge day)

    Time frame: 12 hours

    alive at hospital discharge

Secondary outcomes

  1. CPC (time frame: 1 year after cardiac arrest)

    Time frame: 1 year

    Neurologic outcome (Cerebral Performance Category) at one year after out of hospital cardiac arrest.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kuopio University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Helsinki University Central Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

FinnResusci: Epidemiology and Cost-effectiveness of Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Finland

Acronym: FINNRESUSCI

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Feb 14, 2011
Registry last updated
Feb 2, 2015

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