Cardiac Autonomic Function For Risk Stratification in the Emergency Room

Overview

The aim of the study is to test the hypothesis that impaired cardiac autonomic function predicts adverse outcome in unselected patients presenting in the emergency ward.

Full Title of Study: “Risk Stratification in the Emergency Room by Cardiac Autonomic Function”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Observational
  • Study Design
    • Time Perspective: Prospective
  • Study Primary Completion Date: June 2013

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • In-hospital mortality
    • Time Frame: 10 days

Secondary Measures

  • Cardiac mortality
    • Time Frame: 10 days
  • transfer to intensive care unit
    • Time Frame: 10 days
  • hospital discharge
    • Time Frame: 48 hours
  • duration of hospital stay
    • Time Frame: within 30 days
  • costs of health care
    • Time Frame: 30 days
  • 180 day mortality
    • Time Frame: 180 days

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • presenting at the emergency department of the University Hospital of Tübingen

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Thebiosignals.com
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Principal Investigator: Axel Bauer, Prof. Dr. Axel Bauer – University Hospital Tuebingen

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