New catheter could give doctors Second-by-Second brain oxygen readings after cardiac arrest
NCT ID NCT06511999
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
After a cardiac arrest, many patients remain comatose and are at risk of further brain injury. Doctors currently measure brain oxygen by drawing blood from the jugular vein and sending it to a lab, which takes time. This study tests a special catheter that can measure oxygen levels continuously, right at the bedside. Researchers will enroll 25 comatose patients to see if the new method is accurate compared to standard lab tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PediaSat Oximetry Catheter (device)
- What this could lead to
- If accurate, this catheter could give doctors real-time brain oxygen data, helping them detect and treat secondary brain injury faster in comatose patients after cardiac arrest.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 25 participants at one hospital. The catheter may not prove accurate enough, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
Who is studied
Patients successfully resuscitated from cardiac arrest
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: • Adults (\>=18 years old) resuscitated from out-of-hospital or in-hospital cardiac arrest who remain comatose (motor Glasgow coma scale \<=4) for at least 30 minutes when examined off sedation/neuromuscular blockade. Exclusion Criteria: * Cardiac arrest due to traumatic brain injury, intracranial bleeding, or ischemic stroke * Cervical spine fracture * Need for immediate prone positioning for severe hypoxemic respiratory failure * Marked hemodynamic instability precluding priority of any neuromonitoring (multiple recurrent cardiac arrests, norepinephrine equivalents \> 1.5 mcg/kg/min) * Moribund neurological status based upon initial clinical, radiographic and historical assessment (e.g. diffuse cerebral edema or herniation on head computed tomography) * Pregnancy * Prisoners
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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