Cardiac Arrest Clinical Trial
— SPEAROfficial title:
A Prospective, Pre-Hospital Comparison of Normal Saline Versus Half-Normal Saline, After Universal Calcium Chloride Administration, to Improve Outcomes in Pulseless Electrical Activity Patients
The Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, in conjunction with Roanoke Fire-EMS, Botetourt County Department of Fire & EMS and Salem Fire-EMS, are studying the outcomes of patients experiencing Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA). PEA refers to a type of cardiac arrest in which there is normal electrical activity in the heart however the heart still fails to contract to generate a pulse. Without heart contractions, which normally generates a pulse, the brain and other important organs fail to receive blood and oxygen. Unfortunately, the majority (97.3%) of patients that experience this rhythm do not survive and most don't even make it to the hospital. This study is trying to determine if the administration of a High Calcium, Low Sodium (HCLS) fluid in pre-hospital care will improve the chances of survival. Generally, a sodium (salt) solution is provided to patients experiencing cardiac arrest. Studies have shown that lower sodium and higher calcium content may activate certain parts of the heart cells required to generate a pulse under PEA conditions. This study is a double-blind, prospective, clinical trial. PEA patients will randomly receive either routine fluid therapy (salt solution) or a HCLS solution. While HCLS solution is not the standard fluid used by EMS providers responding to PEA, it is composed of FDA approved components and is occasionally used by EMS providers at their discretion in treating PEA. It is predicted that HCLS will either improve PEA survival or deliver similar outcomes as routine treatment. All patients will receive standard, high quality cardiac arrest and post-cardiac arrest care regardless of assigned treatment group.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 342 |
Est. completion date | February 2027 |
Est. primary completion date | February 2027 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - All patients who present with PEA at any time during the patients' treatment by Roanoke Fire-EMS, Botetourt County Department of Fire & EMS and/or Salem Fire-EMS. This study defines a PEA presentation as any patient who is unconscious, presenting without a carotid pulse and with non-(VT/VF) ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation electrical activity. Exclusion Criteria: - Patient less than 18 years old - Known pregnancy - Duration of untreated cardiac arrest of more than 30 minutes - Traumatic cardiac arrest - Known (LVAD) Left Ventricular Assist Device - Rapidly fatal underlying disease - Known or suspected digitalis toxicity - A physical, durable (DNR) Do Not Resuscitate (or durable DNR medical jewelry) presented to EMS before treatment with asserting a preference not to be enrolled - Prisoners and other populations with involuntary consent |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Carilion Clinic | Roanoke | Virginia |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Carol Bernier | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Event Survival | ROSC sustained until arrival at the emergency department and transfer of care to medical staff at the receiving hospital? | Up to 1 hour | |
Secondary | Any Return-Of-Spontaneous-Circulation (ROSC) | Did the patient achieve ROSC at any point during the resuscitation attempt? | Through resuscitation efforts up to 1 hour after arrival to (ED) Emergency Department | |
Secondary | Survival to hospital discharge | Did the patient survive to hospital discharge? | Up to 30 days after admission to (ED) Emergency Department | |
Secondary | Neurological outcome at hospital discharge | (CPC) Cerebral Performance Category Score and/or (mRS) modified Rankin Score at hospital discharge? | Up to 30 days after admission to ED | |
Secondary | Serum Electrolyte Values | All (BMP) Basic Metabolic Panel values will be collected, but there is a particular emphasis on serum sodium and calcium values. | Up to 12 hour after admission to the (ED) Emergency Department |
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