On-scene extracorporeal CPR (ECPR) in Ostrava

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional program compares performing ECMO cannulation directly at the collapse scene by a mobile team versus transporting patients under mechanical chest compression for hospital cannulation. Eligible patients have a presumed cardiac cause, witnessed collapse, and bystander CPR, and teams aim to shorten the collapse-to-ECMO interval. The primary goal is to measure how much on-scene cannulation shortens the time from collapse to ECMO start; secondary outcomes compare survival and neurological status between the two approaches. The mobile ECPR effort is carried out by University Hospital Ostrava in collaboration with the regional emergency medical service.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Presumed cardiac aetiology of the cardiac arrest
* Witnessed collapse
* Bystander CPR
* Estimated age ≤ 70 years
* Body weight ≥15 Kg

Exclusion Criteria:

* Known terminal malignant disease
* Known terminal chronic disease

Where it's running

• Emergency Medical Services, Moravian-Silesian Region
  Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia Recruiting
• University Hospital Ostrava
  Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Filip Burša, MD, PhD, EDEC — University Hospital Ostrava
• Study coordinator: Jiří Hynčica
• Email: jiri.hyncica@fno.cz
• Phone: +42059737

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.