Double shock may save more cardiac arrest victims

NCT ID NCT07174986

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether using two defibrillators in sequence, instead of the standard single defibrillator, can improve survival in people whose hearts are in a shockable rhythm but don't respond to the first shock. About 916 adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest will be randomly assigned to either the double-shock approach or standard care. The main goal is to see if more patients are alive at 30 days.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Double sequential defibrillation (using two defibrillators)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could become a new standard emergency procedure to save more lives in cardiac arrest.

What could go wrong

This is an early combined Phase 2/3 trial, so results are uncertain. The benefit seen in a prior study may not hold in this broader group.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acrocallosal syndrome cardiac arrest Death, Sudden Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest ventricular fibrillation

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

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  • ARREST (AmsteRdam REsuscitation STudies)

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    Amsterdam, Netherlands

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  • Ambulanshelikoptern (HEMS) Västra Götalandsregionen

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    Kungälv, Västra Götaland County, 442 83, Sweden

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  • Ambulanssjukvården Region Värmland

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    Karlstad, Värmland County, 65230, Sweden

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  • Ambulanssjukvården Skaraborgs Sjukhus, Västra Götalandsregionen (SKAS)

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    Skövde, Sweden

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  • Ambulanssjukvården, Region Halland

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    Halmstad, Halland County, Sweden

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  • Centro de Emergencias 061 Andalucía

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    Málaga, Andalusia, 29560, Spain

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  • Emergency medical services NU-Sjukvården, Region Västra Götaland

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    Trollhättan, 461 85, Sweden

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  • Emergency medical services, Södra Älvsborgs Sjukhus, Region Västra Götaland

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    Borås, 501 82, Sweden

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  • Médico Emergencias Osakidetza EMERGENTZIAK

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    Bilbao, Baque Country, 48004, Spain

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  • Prehospital Intensive Care Unit (PIV) AnOPIVA Östra Sjukhuset/SU

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    Gothenburg, Sweden

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  • SUMMA 112 Emergency medical services

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    Madrid, Madrid, 28045, Spain

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  • Shalgrenska University Hospital

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    Gothenburg, Sweden

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  • Sistema de Emergencias Medicas de Catalunya

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    Barcelona, Catalonia, 08908, Spain

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  • Sjukvården i väster

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    Alingsås, Sweden

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