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Cardiac Arrest (CA) clinical trials and research

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Newest Cardiac Arrest (CA) clinical trials

All recruiting trials (37)

• Smartphone-based EEG to detect hidden awareness in ICU patients with brain injuries

  Researchers will test a smartphone-enabled EEG to see if it can reveal Cognitive Motor Dissociation in ICU patients who can’t show commands at bedside.

  Recruiting Columbia University · Miami, Florida and 8 other locations · NCT07917728

• Physiology-guided Epinephrine Dosing in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

  This observational study looks at how a child’s body responds to epinephrine during in-hospital cardiac arrests to see if dosing can be guided by physiology.

  Recruiting at 22 sites Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Orange, California and 21 other locations · NCT07890610

• Hand position during chest compressions: interlocked fingers vs. overlapped hands

  This study tests whether having hands interlocked or stacked on top of each other during CPR chest compressions is non-inferior in depth and is compared for comfort and fatigue in a simulated setting.

  Recruiting University of Pecs · Pécs · NCT07825805

• Risk of malignant arrhythmias after acute coronary syndrome

  This study tracks how often dangerous heart rhythms occur in adults admitted for ACS and looks for patterns that might predict them.

  Recruiting Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven · Eindhoven, North Brabant · NCT07824050

• Hyperacute Neurobiomarker Kinetics in Acute Brain Injury: What Happens in Minutes After Injury

  This study tests how early brain injury biomarkers behave in the first minutes to hours after traumatic brain injury or cardiac arrest to see if they rise quickly enough to help with early care.

  Recruiting at 4 sites University of Pecs · Pécs, Branya and 3 other locations · NCT07782216

• Augmented reality CPR feedback for pediatric resuscitation

  This study tests whether AR-CPR feedback can help healthcare teams deliver high-quality chest compressions in simulated pediatric cardiac arrest, as compared with coaching from a CPR expert.

  Recruiting at 8 sites Johns Hopkins University · St. Petersburg, Florida and 7 other locations · NCT07778823

• Adapted CPR Strategy for Adults in Cardiac Arrest

  This trial tests whether a modified advanced life support algorithm improves return of spontaneous circulation in adults who suffer a cardiac arrest before reaching the hospital.

  Recruiting Johannes Kepler University of Linz · Linz, Upper Austria · NCT07754656

• Recovery after coma from serious brain injury or illness

  This observational study will follow adults who are unconscious due to a serious brain illness or injury to see what medical, neurological, psychological, and social factors are linked with recovery over time.

  Recruiting University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, California · NCT07614074

• Ventilation settings and acid-base balance after cardiac arrest or cardiogenic shock

  This study tests how different initial ventilator settings align with a decision-support algorithm to see if acid-base imbalances can be reduced in adults with cardiac arrest or cardiogenic shock on mechanical ventilation.

  Recruiting Laval University · Québec, Quebec · NCT07484828

• Understanding post‑cardiac arrest brain injury through spinal fluid molecular analysis

  This project will test whether detailed molecular analysis of spinal fluid from people who had a cardiac arrest can reveal targets for new treatments.

  Recruiting Chungnam National University Hospital · Daejeon, Jung-gu · NCT07481396

• Tools and markers to predict brain recovery after cardiac arrest

  This will test whether combining advanced blood protein profiling with bedside brain ultrasound can better predict neurological recovery in adults admitted after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

  Recruiting Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain · Brussels · NCT07464938

• Measuring airway opening during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

  This project tests whether the Airway Opening Index (AOI) measured from capnograms during CPR in adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is common and linked to return of spontaneous circulation.

  Recruiting University Hospital, Ghent · Ghent, East-Flanders · NCT07438938

• Acceptance- and Mindfulness-Based Exposure Therapy versus Present-Centered Therapy for PTSD after cardiac arrest

  This project will test if Acceptance- and Mindfulness-Based Exposure Therapy (AMBET) or Present-Centered Therapy (PCT) better reduces PTSD symptoms in adults who survived a cardiac arrest.

  Recruiting Columbia University · New York, New York · NCT07410481

• ECG-less gated cardiac CT to detect coronary blockages after cardiac arrest without ST-elevation

  This test will see if ECG-less gated cardiac CT can find narrowed or blocked coronary arteries in adults who were resuscitated from cardiac arrest but do not have ST-elevation on their ECG.

  Recruiting Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel · Brussels, Vlaams Brabant · NCT07388342

• On-scene extracorporeal CPR (ECPR) in Ostrava

  This tests doing ECMO (ECPR) at the scene for people ≤70 with witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received bystander CPR to see if starting ECMO faster helps them survive with good brain function.

  Recruiting at 2 sites University Hospital Ostrava · Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region and 1 other locations · NCT07374289

• HEROS 4.0 mixed-reality CPR training

  This trial will test whether HEROS 4.0 mixed-reality training can teach adults aged 18–50 to perform CPR as well as standard instructor-led courses.

  Recruiting Seoul National University Hospital · Seoul, Nowon-gu · NCT07363772

• Stress and cardiac arrest: measuring cortisol in hair

  This project will test whether a small hair sample can show long-term cortisol (stress) levels in adults who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

  Recruiting University Hospital Pilsen · Pilsen, Czech Republic · NCT07285915

• AI to improve telephone triage for emergency calls at CCUE Andalucía

  This project tests AI tools to help emergency call operators spot life-threatening problems like cardiac arrest, stroke, severe breathing trouble, and chest pain.

  Recruiting Centro de Emergencias Sanitarias 061 Andalucía · Málaga, Málaga · NCT07247669

• Portable MRI to detect brain injury after cardiac arrest

  This will test whether a bedside portable MRI can detect hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in adults who are unresponsive after resuscitation from cardiac arrest.

  Recruiting Yale University · New Haven, Connecticut · NCT07197918

• Brain MRI connectivity after cardiac arrest using mobile and high-field scanners

  This study tests whether mobile very low field MRI at the bedside and traditional high-field MRI can map brain structure after cardiac arrest to help predict outcomes.

  Recruiting University Hospital, Toulouse · Toulouse · NCT07177755

• Recovering Together After Cardiac Arrest: a mind-body resilience program for survivors and caregivers.

  This project will try two brief mind-body programs to help cardiac arrest survivors and their caregivers reduce anxiety, depression, and emotional distress.

  Recruiting Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Boston, Massachusetts and 1 other locations · NCT07143357

• Best breathing strategy during pediatric cardiac arrest

  This study will test whether the OPTI-VENT bundle of breathing adjustments during CPR helps children who have a cardiac arrest in the hospital survive to discharge with good brain function.

  Recruiting at 20 sites Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Orange, California and 19 other locations · NCT07114510

• Cardiac rehabilitation cohort at Medicine Campus Davos to explore recovery

  This project will follow adults coming to Hochgebirgsklinik Davos for cardiac rehabilitation to see how their heart health and recovery progress over time.

  Recruiting Hochgebirgsklinik Davos · Davos, Kanton Graubünden · NCT07096973

• Long-term follow-up of cardiac arrest survivors treated with ultra-rapid cooling

  This follow-up will see if people who survived cardiac arrest after ultra-rapid cooling with Vent2Cool have better long-term function and quality of life.

  Recruiting Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Angers and 1 other locations · NCT07028372

• Specialized cardiac-arrest care after resuscitation

  We test whether moving adults who survived a cardiac arrest outside the hospital to a regional cardiac arrest center helps them recover better after 90 days.

  Recruiting University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · NCT07002294

• Identifying predictors for waking up after cardiac arrest

  This study is trying to find out which early signs can help doctors predict if patients will wake up successfully after having a cardiac arrest outside the hospital.

  Recruiting at 2 sites University of Aarhus · Aarhus N and 1 other locations · NCT06979700

• Using Positive End-Expiratory Pressure during CPR for Cardiac Arrest

  This study is testing if using a special breathing technique during CPR can help adults who have a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital survive better and have good brain function afterwards.

  Recruiting at 6 sites Phase 3 University Hospital, Ghent · Ostend, West-Flandres and 6 other locations · NCT06939335

• Registry of long-term outcomes for children after cardiac arrest

  This study is looking at the long-term health and recovery of children in the Netherlands who have had a cardiac arrest to see how well they do after treatment.

  Recruiting at 7 sites Erasmus Medical Center · Nijmegen, Gelderland and 6 other locations · NCT06938009

• Evaluating genetic causes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

  This study is trying to find out if genetic heart diseases are common in younger people who have a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital and to see how this might affect their family members.

  Recruiting Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia · Pavia, Pavia · NCT06844851

• PEEP 5 mbar versus ZEEP ventilation during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

  This study will test whether using PEEP at 5 mbar instead of zero PEEP during mechanical ventilation helps adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest regain spontaneous circulation.

  Recruiting at 3 sites Muehlenkreiskliniken, MKK · Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia and 2 other locations · NCT06836830

• Does a 5-second ventilation pause improve ventilation success in mechanical chest compressions?

  This study tests whether increasing the ventilation pause from 3 to 5 seconds during mechanical chest compressions helps ambulance teams deliver two ventilations more reliably during CPR for adults with cardiac arrest.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc · Amsterdam, North Holland and 1 other locations · NCT06824961

• Understanding ventilation quality during in-hospital cardiac arrest

  This study is testing how different breathing techniques during CPR can help adults who have a cardiac arrest in the hospital survive better.

  Recruiting at 11 sites University of Aarhus · Aabenraa and 10 other locations · NCT06809309

• NEURESCUE aortic balloon catheter added to advanced cardiac life support

  This trial will test whether adding the NEURESCUE aortic balloon catheter to standard advanced cardiac life support helps adults (18–80) with witnessed cardiac arrest and non-shockable rhythms achieve return of spontaneous circulation and better outcomes.

  Recruiting at 2 sites neurescue · Berlin and 1 other locations · NCT06793033

• Comparing defibrillation techniques for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

  This study tests different ways to use defibrillators on adults who have a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital to see which method works best to restart their hearts.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Aarhus University Hospital · Aalborg and 5 other locations · NCT06781892

• Ventor airway device for short-term ventilation during CPR

  This will test the Ventor Airway System to provide short-term breathing support during CPR for adults who have a non-traumatic in-hospital cardiac arrest.

  Recruiting CoLabs Medical · Stony Brook, New York · NCT06759389

• Examining brain injury markers in patients after cardiac arrest

  This study is trying to see if certain brain injury markers in the fluid around the brain and in the blood can help predict how well patients will recover after cardiac arrest.

  Recruiting Capital Medical University · Beijing · NCT06624488

• RECOMMEND platform testing interventions for adults receiving ECMO

  This platform tests whether different treatments, such as liberal versus restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategies, help adults on ECMO survive and need less organ support and hospital resources by day 28.

  Recruiting Phase 3 Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre · Camperdown, New South Wales and 2 other locations · NCT06526533

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How many Cardiac Arrest (CA) clinical trials are recruiting right now?

37, as of November 12, 2026. 2 of them were first registered in the last 30 days. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 20 countries. The most sites are in United States (10 trials), Belgium (4 trials), Denmark (3 trials), Netherlands (3 trials), France (3 trials). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 3: 2. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

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