Can cooling after cardiac arrest change how the body burns fuel?
NCT ID NCT06575101
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how therapeutic cooling after cardiac arrest affects the body's energy expenditure and which nutrients (sugars, fats, proteins) are burned for fuel. About 40 unconscious patients will be cooled to either 33°C or 36°C and given a fixed nutrition plan. Researchers will measure energy use at several time points during cooling and rewarming, and track neurological recovery at 28 days. The goal is to understand how cooling changes metabolism, which could help guide nutrition care for these patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Target temperature management (cooling to 33°C or 36°C)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors tailor nutrition for unconscious cardiac arrest patients during cooling, potentially improving recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients, and measuring energy use in critically ill patients is challenging.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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
Adult patients(age \>18 years) who have been successfully resuscitated from cardiac arrest who meet the inclusion criteria.
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Be admitted to the emergency department of Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University; * Successfully resuscitated, and are unconscious after restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC); * Be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for advanced life support such as endotracheal intubation after restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC); * Accepted target temperature management (TTM) therapy after restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC); Exclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years old; * Incomplete clinical data and loss of follow-up; * Traumatic brain injury or cerebrovascular accident revealed by computed tomography (CT); * Severe metabolic abnormalities are known: cachexia, thyroid dysfunction, and cancer; * Indirect calorimetry measurement is not possible such as sustained oxygen concentration \> 70%; * There were no signs of resuscitation at the time of admission;
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Conditions
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Locations
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Beijing chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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