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NCT Number: NCT03491670

Free Iron and Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Out of hospital cardiac arrest is associated with a poor prognosis. The aim of this study is to provide a better understanding of perturbations of iron metabolism after cardiac arrest and to analyze the impact on clinical centered outcome.

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Key information

Conditions

Arrest Cardio Respiratory Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Arrest Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

CHRU de Brest

Brest, 29609, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient admitted to ICU for out of hospital cardiac arrest
  • Therapeutic hypothermia

Exclusion criteria

  • Absence of consent

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Mortality

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

    Mortality

Secondary outcomes

  1. Neurologic outcome

    Time frame: 6 months post cardiac arrest

    Cerebral Performance Categories scale, ranging from 1 to 5, with a patient considered "1" when he has good cerebral performance and 5 when he has very poor cerebral performance (including brain death)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Brest

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Iron Metabolism After Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Acronym: DESFER

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Apr 9, 2018
Registry last updated
Oct 8, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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