ER timing could be key to saving heart attack victims
NCT ID NCT06165081
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how care in the emergency room (ER) after a heart attack affects short-term survival. Researchers will review records from 6,000 adults who had a heart attack outside the hospital and were revived in the ER. The goal is to find which ER treatments and timing help more patients survive and recover.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 6,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
The research team conducted patient collection at the National Taiwan University (NTU) hospital system, including the NTU Main Hospital, NTU Hsinchu Branch (encompassing the Hsinchu, Zhubei, and Zhudong hospital districts), and NTU Yunlin Branch (covering the Huwei and Douliu hospital districts), totaling three hospitals and six hospital districts. This study aims to collect data on patients who experienced cardiac arrest before arriving at the hospital from January 2016 to August 2023 (1/1/2016 to 8/31/2023)
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults over the age of 20 who have experienced cardiac arrest prior to arrival and have been resuscitated to regain spontaneous heartbeat in the emergency department Exclusion Criteria: * Traumatic mechanism, Loss of medical record
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu branch
RECRUITINGHsinchu, Hsinchu City, 300, Taiwan
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