11,738
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 2007
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2009
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2010
Impedance Threshold Device (ITD)
Use of Impedance Threshold Device (ITD)
Sham ITD
Sham ITD
Analyze early
Upon EMS arrival at the scene of a non-traumatic cardiac arrest, an assessment of the cardiac rhythm is done to determine whether a defibrillatory shock is required.
Analyze later
Upon EMS arrival at the scene of a non-traumatic cardiac arrest, three minutes of CPR is given prior to the assessment of the cardiac rhythm to determine whether a defibrillatory shock is required.
The Pittsburgh Resuscitation Network, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
Alabama Resuscitation Center, Birmingham
Milwaukee Resuscitation Network, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Dallas Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
UCSD-San Diego Resuscitation Center, San Diego
Portland Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland
Seattle-King County Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Washington, Seattle
University of Ottawa/University of British Columbia Collaborative RCC, Ottawa Health Research, Ottawa
Toronto Regional Resuscitation Research Out-of-Hospital Network, University of Toronto, Toronto
Collaborators (1)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NIH
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
OTHER_GOV
Defence Research and Development Canada
INDUSTRY
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
OTHER
American Heart Association
OTHER
University of Washington
OTHER