Can big data unlock the secrets of cardiac arrest survival?
NCT ID NCT03222999
First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 30,000 people in Korea who experienced cardiac arrest outside a hospital, tracking their survival and brain function for up to six months. The goal is to understand the factors that influence outcomes, which could help improve emergency care and resuscitation practices. Participants are adults with presumed cardiac causes of arrest, excluding those with terminal illness or non-cardiac causes like trauma.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- This research could help identify patterns in cardiac arrest survival and recovery, potentially guiding better emergency treatments and public health strategies.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational study, it cannot prove what causes better outcomes, and results may not apply to other countries or healthcare systems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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
EMS treated OHCA who visits study participating ED
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * OHCA patients who were transported to participating emergency department (ED) by emergency medical service with resuscitation efforts and whose arrest was identified as a presumed cardiac etiology by emergency physicians in ED. Exclusion Criteria: * OHCA with terminal illness documented by medical record, under hospice care, with pregnancy, with pre-documented 'Do Not Resuscitate' card * OHCA of definite non-cardiac etiology, including trauma, drowning, poisoning, burn, asphyxia, or hanging
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Korean Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Consortium
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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