Hold Parameters on Likely Cardiovascular Depressant Medications (HOLD)

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsored by:	Hackensack University Medical Center
Information provided by:	Hackensack University Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00527709

Purpose

This pilot study is being pursued to observe whether certain medications are given to patients within a timeframe where their being given could play a part in a critical event in the management of the patient.

There are general rules about when it would be appropriate for these types of medications not to be given. However, it is not current standard practice for the criteria to be put in place without the expressed wishes of the ordering physician or their agent.

Research Question:

Can the administration of cardio-depressant medications be documented as a significant risk factor for hypotensive or bradycardic events?

Condition
Asystole Bradycardia Hypotension

Genetics Home Reference related topics: Brugada syndrome short QT syndrome

MedlinePlus related topics: Low Blood Pressure

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Natural History, Cross-Sectional, Convenience Sample, Retrospective Study

Further study details as provided by Hackensack University Medical Center:

Study Start Date:	January 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:	August 2006

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Serial evaluation of the first 50 documented events of Code Blue or call to Rapid Response Team involving hypotension, bradycardia or asystole in the adult inpatient population events beginning January 1, 2006.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00527709

Locations

United States, New Jersey
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hackensack University Medical Center

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Amit Tailor, MD, MBA

Hackensack University Medical Center

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	06.01.025
Study First Received:	September 7, 2007
Last Updated:	September 10, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00527709
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Hypotension
Heart Diseases
Bradycardia

Vascular Diseases
Heart Arrest
Arrhythmias, Cardiac

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pathologic Processes
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009