The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and character of NDE in patients treated with hypothermia after CPR.
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Brief title
Condition
- Neurological disorders NEC
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Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
The prevalence of near-death experiences in patients treated with hypothermia
after cardiopumonary resuscitation.
Secondary outcome
Characteristics of the near-death experience in patients treated with
hypothermia after cardiopumonary resuscitation.
Background summary
Near-death experiences are a well-known phenomenon in medical literature with
an incidence of 6-23% in patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Treatment with hypothermia has been shown to decrease mortality and morbidity
in patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. During this treatment,
sedative drugs are administered and could possibly have influence on the
prevalence of near-death experiences.
Study objective
The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and character of NDE in
patients treated with hypothermia after CPR.
Study design
Observational cohort study
Study burden and risks
Patients will receive an information letter with reply coupon. The duration of
the short standardized interview by telephone contact is about 10 minutes. If
the patient does not have memories of the period of unconsciousness, an
informed consent for study participation will be sent, after explanation by
telephone, to the patient. Patients who have memories of the period of
unconsciousness will be asked to participate in a more extensive interview.
This interview will take approximately 60-90 minutes and will be done by the
executive investigator. There are no risks associated with participation and
the burden is minimal.
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ
NL
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
Admission at the ICU between 1 October 2009 and 1 October 2011
Admitted after cardiopulmonary resuscitation and treated with hypothermia
Alive (verification by contact general practitioner)
Exclusion criteria
Age < 18 years
Language disorders which interfere with questionnaires
Drug overdose as cause of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Patients with known schizophrenia
No informed consent
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 | NL39408.018.12 |