Rapid Prehospital ACcess to ECPR in Prague

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-70
SponsorGeneral University Hospital, Prague

About this trial

A prospective pilot feasibility study of prehospital ECPR in patients with refractory OHCA

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Estimated age 18-70 years

Refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (3 unsuccessful defibrillations and/or at least 10 minutes of resuscitation in case of pulseless electrical activity)

Witnessed cardiac arrest

ECPR team available

Disqualifiers

Unwitnessed cardiac arrest

Asystole

ETCO2 less than 10 mmHg upon ECPR team arrival

Known limitations of intensive care (Do Not Resuscitate - DNR status)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR)

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group