New study aims to crack the code of airway closure during CPR
NCT ID NCT07438938
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at why the airway sometimes closes during CPR for people who have a cardiac arrest outside the hospital. Researchers will analyze breathing data from 150 adults to see how common this closure is and whether it affects the chances of restarting the heart. The goal is to find better ways to help breathing during CPR and improve survival.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
This retrospective observational cohort study included adult patients who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and were treated by the Mobile Emergency Team (MET) of Ghent University Hospital. All cases were registered in the Lazarus database, which prospectively collects prehospital CPR data including continuous capnography recordings.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (over 18 years old) patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. * Patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). * Patients who were intubated and had available capnogram recordings immediately after intubation. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients that were not intubated * Patients that did not receive CPR following intubation * Cases with a technical challenge with the ETCO₂ measurement (i.e., issues with waveform data of the capnogram.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ghent University Hospital
RECRUITINGGhent, East-Flanders, B9000, Belgium
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