About this trial
This study is a parallel group multicentre investigator-initiated clinical randomised controlled superiority trial that will include a total of 214 survivors of OHCA.
Participants will to be randomized with a 1:1 allocation ratio to either a intervention consisting of a comprehensive initiated tailored rehabilitation intervention focusing on supporting RTW plus usual care compared to usual care alone.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
All adult survivors with first time out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Discharged from the Hospitals will be assessed eligible for inclusion
Disqualifiers
Survivors who prior to the cardiac arrest were not part of the labour force with at least two years until they are qualified to receive retirement state pensions
Patients that cannot understand and fulfil the study surveys (in Danish)
Patients with short witnessed cardiac arrests with return of spontaneous circulation estimated less than 4 minutes and immediate awakening without ICU treatment
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Individually tailored rehabilitation intervention
- Usual care
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Lead sponsor
Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
Collaborator