Rehabilitation for Survivors of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

Launched by RIGSHOSPITALET, DENMARK · Dec 29, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is focused on helping people who have survived a cardiac arrest that happened outside of a hospital. The study aims to find out if a special rehabilitation program, designed to help these survivors return to work and improve their recovery, is more effective than usual care alone. A total of 214 participants will be involved, and they will be randomly divided into two groups: one group will receive the tailored rehabilitation along with standard care, while the other group will receive only the standard care.

To be eligible for the trial, participants must be adults who have experienced their first out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and have been discharged from the hospital. However, those who were not working before their cardiac arrest or who had very brief cardiac arrests may not qualify. If you or someone you know fits these criteria, participating in this study could provide valuable support during recovery. Participants can expect to be part of a program aimed at enhancing their rehabilitation and overall well-being as they transition back to everyday life.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion criteria:
• • All adult survivors with first time out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
• • Discharged from the Hospitals will be assessed eligible for inclusion
• Exclusion criteria:
• • 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