The purpose of this study is to do research what the effect of the BMI and fat percentage is on the speed of cooling.
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Brief title
Condition
- Cardiac arrhythmias
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Outcome measures
Primary outcome
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Secondary outcome
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Background summary
Patients with an out of hospital cardiac arrest has a poor neurological
outcome. According to three studies, these patients benefits from mild induced
hypothermia. The speed of cooling is very important, but there is a large
spreading in time (2 to 8 hours) reaching the target temperature due to
difference in underlying desease, age, sexe and bodycomposition
(anthropometrics). However that it is obvious that bodycomposition is related
with speed of cooling, little has done to quantify this relationship and so the
operation of cooling made researchable.
Study objective
The purpose of this study is to do research what the effect of the BMI and fat
percentage is on the speed of cooling.
Study design
The following data is collected standard:
-length
-weight
The next data is collected especially for this study:
-standard anthropometric measurements are performend 3 times (4 point-skinfold
thickness, mean is used for analysis)
-circumference of upperarm and waiste, skinfold thickness of bicep is used to
compute fatarea and muscle area.
-bonemass is computed from the condyl width
-Impedance is measured 3 times within the period of cooling, with an interval
of 15 minutes
Study burden and risks
The measurements are being performend at sedated patients; none of the
especially for this study performend measurements are stressfull for the
patients. For the last examination (impedance) the patients becomes two extra
ecg electrodes on the hand and foot. This measurement is also not stressful.
The patient is retrogressive informend about this extra measurements.
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
Nederland
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
Nederland
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Age
Inclusion criteria
consecutive patients admitted to the ICU after out of hospital cardiac arrest who are to be in which the decision is made to start hypothermia
age > 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Patients who's body weight cannot be measured
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL15044.018.06 |