About this trial
WAKE-OHCA is a prospective observational substudy of the Danish Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (DANOHCA) trial, identifier NCT05895838. The aim is to collect early neuromonitoring data to identify key predictors of successful wake-up.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥18 years
OHCA of presumed cardiac cause
Sustained ROSC, defined as persistent signs of circulation and no need for chest compressions or mechanical circulatory support for 20 minutes
Unconsciousness (GCS <9) (patients not able to obey verbal commands) after sustained ROSC at the time of randomization
Disqualifiers
Females of childbearing potential if pregnancy is suspected (unless a negative HCG test can rule out pregnancy within the inclusion window)
Known bleeding diathesis (medically induced coagulopathy (e.g. warfarin, NOAC, clopidogrel) does not exclude the patient)
Suspected or confirmed acute intracranial bleeding
Suspected or confirmed acute stroke
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Automated Pupillometry
- Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound
- Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter
- Continuous EEG and EEG Reactivity
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Aarhus
Lead sponsor
Aarhus University Hospital
Collaborator
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Collaborator