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Timing of CT scans after cardiac arrest: a Life-or-Death puzzle?
NCT ID NCT06936917
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether getting a CT scan sooner after a person's heart stops outside the hospital and is revived can help them live longer. Researchers will review records from 5,000 adults treated at six hospitals in Taiwan. The goal is to find the best timing for CT scans to improve short-term survival.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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 with OHCA and ROSC
- Ages
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20 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults aged 20 years or older. 2. Patients who experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), received resuscitative efforts in the emergency department, achieved return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), and subsequently underwent computed tomography (CT) imaging (regardless of the anatomical region scanned). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with cardiac arrest due to traumatic causes (traumatic OHCA). 2. Patients who were transferred to non-NTUH-affiliated hospitals for post-resuscitation care. 3. Patients whose prognosis could not be determined from medical records. 4. Patients with incomplete, missing, or otherwise restricted medical records that limited data accessibility or review.
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