Could a Heart-Lung machine at the scene of a cardiac arrest double survival?

NCT ID NCT07679737

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether giving people a heart-lung machine (ECPR) right where they collapse from a cardiac arrest can help more of them survive to leave the hospital. Researchers will compare people who get this extra treatment with those who get standard CPR and care. The study includes adults who had a witnessed cardiac arrest, got bystander CPR, and did not recover quickly with standard efforts.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a way to save more people who suffer a cardiac arrest outside a hospital.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may be less reliable. ECPR carries risks like bleeding or infection, and it may not improve survival.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiac arrest Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

As listed by the trial registrant

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

EXTRACORPOREAL CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST

Contacts and locations

Locations

Monash University

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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