Danish out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry

• Register: ISRCTN
• Last refreshed on: 9 September 2019
• Main ID: ISRCTN14261134
• Date of registration: 28/12/2016
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: The Tryg Foundation
• Public title: Danish out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry
• Scientific title: The Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry
• Date of first enrolment: 01/01/2001
• Target sample size: 50000
• Recruitment status: Ongoing
• URL: http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN14261134
• Study type: Observational
• Study design: Retrospective epidemiological registry study (Treatment)
• Phase: Not Applicable

Countries of recruitment

Denmark

Contacts

• Name: Christian Torp-Pedersen

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All persons in Denmark suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest where resuscitation efforts are initiated either by bystanders (with activation of the EMS system) or by EMS personnel.
Exclusion criteria: Cases with obvious late signs of death (e.g. rigor mortis) for which resuscitative efforts are not initiated

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
Circulatory System
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests

Intervention(s)

The Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry is a collaboration between the five regional Prehospital Emergency Medical Services in Denmark. Data is collected prospectively by paramedics and ambulance personnel as part of the emergency medical services documentation of effort to improve the quality of cardiac arrest treatment in Denmark.

Data on all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are collected by using pre-specified form filled out by ambulance personnel and paramedics arriving at the scene of cardiac arrest and initiating resuscitation attempts. Data are entered in electronic database and linked to the Danish Death Registry to monitor 30-day survival.

Primary Outcome(s)

30-day survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is measured by linking data to the Danish National Death Registry, where all deaths are registered within 14 days of occurrence.

Secondary Outcome(s)

1. Initiation of CPR by laypersons, defibrillation by AED’s is measured using a pre-specified form filled out by ambulance personnel and paramedics
2. Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) on arrival at hospital is measured using a pre-specified form filled out by ambulance personnel and paramedics

Secondary ID(s)

N/A

Source(s) of Monetary Support

The Tryg Foundation

Ethics review

Status:
Approval date:
Contact:

Ethics approval is not required for retrospective registry studies in Denmark.

Results

• Results available: Yes
• Date Completed: 31/12/2035