Strategies for Defibrillation During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Strategies for Defibrillation During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - A Randomized Clinical Trial
Lars Wiuff Andersen
909 participants
Mar 15, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The "Strategies for Defibrillation during Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest" (STRAT-DEFI) trial is an investigator-initiated, individually randomized, 3-group clinical trial comparing standard anterior-lateral pad positioning with anterior-posterior positioning and double sequential defibrillation during adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
- Age ≥ 18 years
- ≥ 1 manual defibrillation attempt by emergency medical services
- Shockable rhythm as the last known rhythm
- Two manual defibrillators present on-site
Exclusion Criteria3
- Blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, or burn injury suspected to be the cause of the cardiac arrest
- Prior enrollment in the trial
- Posterior pad placement not deemed possible by on-site clinician
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Interventions
Defibrillation pads positioned anterior-lateral
Defibrillation pads positioned anterior-posterior
Combination of anterior-lateral and anterior-posterior pad positioning for a total of 4 pads and 2 shocks.
Locations(6)
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NCT06781892