Can induced hypothermia save more lives after In-Hospital cardiac arrest?

NCT ID NCT07086703

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This trial tests whether cooling patients to 33°C (therapeutic hypothermia) improves survival and brain function compared to keeping them at normal body temperature after an in-hospital cardiac arrest. About 788 comatose adults who had a cardiac arrest in the hospital will be randomly assigned to either cooling or controlled normothermia. The main goal is to see if more patients have a good neurological outcome at 6 months.

What this could mean

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Active substance

Induced hypothermia (cooling to 33°C)

What this could lead to

If cooling works, it could become a standard treatment to improve survival and brain recovery after in-hospital cardiac arrest.

What could go wrong

This is a large but early-stage trial, and previous studies have shown mixed results. Cooling may not improve outcomes and could cause side effects like infection or heart rhythm problems.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiac arrest

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  • APHM - Hôpital Nord

    Marseille, 13015, France

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  • APHP - Hôpital Ambroise Paré

    Paris, 92200, France

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  • APHP- Hôpital Cochin

    Paris, 75679 cedex 14, France

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  • APHP-Hôpital Saint-Antoine

    Paris, 75517, France

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  • CH Brocéliande Atlantique

    Vannes, 56017 cedex 1, France

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  • CH Dubois Brive

    Brive-la-Gaillarde, 19312 cedex, France

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  • CH Public du Cotentin

    Cherbourg, 50102, France

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  • CH d'Angoulême

    Angoulême, 16000, France

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  • CH de Roanne

    Roanne, France

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  • CH de Rodez

    Rodez, 12027, France

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  • CHD Vendée

    La Roche-sur-Yon, 85025 Cedex, France

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  • CHR d'Orléans

    Orléans, 45100, France

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  • CHRU de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 67091 cedex, France

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  • CHRU de Tours

    Tours, 37044 Cedex 9, France

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  • CHRU- Hôpital Roger Salengro

    Lille, 59307 cedex, France

  • CHU Bocage

    Dijon, 77908, France

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  • CHU Charleroi

    Charleroi, Belgium

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  • CHU Clermont-Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63003 cedex 1, France

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  • CHU Dupuytren

    Limoges, 87042 Cedex 1, France

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  • CHU Les Abymes

    Pointe-à-Pitre, La Guadeloupe, 97110, Guadeloupe

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  • CHU de Caen

    Caen, 14033, France

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  • CHU de Nantes

    Nantes, France

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  • Clinique Saint-PIerre

    Ottignies, Belgium

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  • Hôpital André Mignot

    Le Chesnay, 78150, France

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  • Hôpital Edouard Herriot

    Lyon, 69437, France

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  • Hôpital Erasme

    Brussels, Belgium

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  • Hôpital Privé Jacques Cartier

    Massy, 91300, France

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  • Hôpital Sainte-Musse

    Toulon, 83100, France

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  • Hôpital Simone Veil

    Cannes, 06414 cedex, France

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  • Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles

    Jette, Belgium

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  • Hôpital Universitaire de Gand

    Ghent, Belgium

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  • Hôpital de l'Archet

    Nice, 06200, France

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