OPALS Pediatric Study

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Ottawa Health Research Institute Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Information provided by:	Ottawa Health Research Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00298532

Purpose

The OPALS Pediatric Study will examine the incremental impact of introducing a prehospital full advanced life support in pediatric patients.

Condition	Intervention
Seizure	Procedure: Advanced Life Support

MedlinePlus related topics: Seizures

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Historical Control, Single Group Assignment
Official Title:	The Ontario Prehospital Advanced Life Support (OPALS) Study for Critically Ill and Injured Pediatric Patients

Further study details as provided by Ottawa Health Research Institute:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Survival to discharge Quality of life Response time intervals Performance of ALS intervals Emergency department interventions Admission rates Length of stay

Estimated Enrollment:	9000
Study Start Date:	July 1992
Estimated Study Completion Date:	June 2002

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients less than 16 years of age transported to the Emergency Department with either seizure, acute trauma, respiratory distress or cardiac arrest.

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00298532

Locations

Canada, Ontario
Cambrige Base Hospital
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, N3C 3X4
Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9A 1E1
Kingston Base Hospital
Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 1S4
Halton Base Hospital
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L6K 3S3
London Base Hospital
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4G5
Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, P7B 6V4
Ottawa Base Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6
Peterborough Base Hospital
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, K9J 7C6
Sudbury Base Hospital
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9A 1E1
Niagara Falls Base Hospital
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, L2E 6X2

Sponsors and Collaborators

Ottawa Health Research Institute

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Ian Stiell, MD

OHRI

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	MOP 64269
Study First Received:	March 1, 2006
Last Updated:	March 1, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00298532
Health Authority:	Canada: Health Canada

Keywords provided by Ottawa Health Research Institute:

Pediatrics
Seizure
Trauma

Respiratory
Cardiac
Arrest

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Epilepsy
Critical Illness
Seizures

Wounds and Injuries
Neurologic Manifestations
Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009