Could a simple Beta-Blocker stop a second cardiac arrest?

NCT ID NCT07405229

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether low-dose beta-blockers can reduce dangerous heart rhythms in people who have survived a cardiac arrest with no clear cause. About 218 participants will receive one of several beta-blockers and be followed for up to 3 years. The goal is to see if this treatment lowers the need for shocks from an implanted defibrillator.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

beta-blocker (propranolol, nadolol, atenolol, bisoprolol, or metoprolol)

What this could lead to

If beta-blockers work, this could give doctors a standard way to lower the chance of repeat cardiac arrest in people with unexplained ventricular fibrillation.

What could go wrong

This is a relatively small, early-phase study. Beta-blockers may not reduce arrhythmias in these patients, and side effects like fatigue or low blood pressure could occur.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiac arrest Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest paroxysmal familial ventricular fibrillation Paroxysmal ventricular fibrillation ventricular tachycardia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Odense University Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Odense, 5000, Denmark

    Contact

  • The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet

    RECRUITING

    Copenhagen, Dr., 2100, Denmark

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