Clinical Trial of Sodium Nitrite for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Summary

In this clinical study, a total of 1500 patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Seattle/King County will be enrolled. This will be a randomized clinical trial and patients will receive either two different doses of IV sodium nitrite (45 mg or 60 mg) or placebo during resuscitation in the field by paramedics. The primary outcome will be proportion of patients surviving to hospital admission.

Timeline

Start

2018-02-08

Primary completion

2019-12-31

Completion

2020-04-30

Publications

• Kim F, Maynard C, Dezfulian C, Sayre M, Kudenchuk P, Rea T, Sampson D, Olsufka M, May S, Nichol G. Effect of Out-of-Hospital Sodium Nitrite on Survival to Hospital Admission After Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 Jan 12;325(2):138-145. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.24326.

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