AI tool aims to predict deadly repeat cardiac arrests in real time
NCT ID NCT07452016
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a machine learning device that uses heart tracings (ECG) to predict if a person will have another cardiac arrest after being revived. Researchers will first see if EMS providers find the device useful in simulated scenarios, then test its accuracy in 68 real patients. The goal is to help emergency teams treat rearrests faster and improve survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- machine learning-guided cardiac arrest prediction device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could help EMS providers predict and treat recurrent cardiac arrest faster, potentially improving survival rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study with only 68 participants, testing accuracy and usability, not yet proven to save lives. The device may not work as well in real-world conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 68 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (18 years of age or older) EMS providers (Simulation trial) * Adult (18 years of age or older) patients have attempted resuscitation from out-of-hospital SCA of any etiology (Clinical trail) Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English-speaking providers * Providers who do not care for cardiac arrest patients * Prisoners * Pediatric patients under age of 18 * DNR/DNI * No resuscitation attempted (declared deceased in field by EMS)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The MetroHealth System
Cleveland, Ohio, 44109, United States
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