New study reveals delays in getting IV access during cardiac arrest
NCT ID NCT01803971
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 200 adults having a cardiac arrest outside the hospital to see how long it takes paramedics to get a working IV or IO line. The goal was to find out what causes delays or failures when trying to start an IV first and then switching to an IO if needed. The results could help improve emergency care guidelines.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help improve emergency guidelines for getting IV or IO access faster during cardiac arrest.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a treatment trial. It only identifies risk factors and delays, so it may not directly change outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Jun 2012
- Finished
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Mar 2013
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years old or over * patients insured by social security * cardiac arrest (all causes) with mobilisation of a intensive mobile care unit in primary intervention * medical resuscitation indicated Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * contraindication osseous infusion
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
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