AI measures muscle to predict cardiac arrest recovery
NCT ID NCT07034170
First seen Jul 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates whether muscle mass, measured automatically from CT scans using artificial intelligence, can help predict recovery in people who survive a cardiac arrest. Researchers will also test an enhanced rehabilitation program that includes muscle stimulation and guided exercise to see if it improves short- and long-term outcomes. The goal is to better understand how muscle health influences recovery after cardiac arrest.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Enhanced Rehabilitation Program (muscular electrical stimulation, guided active rehabilitation, structured physical engagement)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple way to predict recovery after cardiac arrest and a targeted rehab program to improve outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study. The AI tool and rehab program may not improve recovery in larger or more diverse groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- 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.
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18 to 99 years
- 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: * Non-traumatic adult patients who experienced sudden cardiac arrest * Achieved sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) for more than five minutes following successful resuscitation * Admitted to the ICU * Survived beyond 72 hours without successful weaning from mechanical ventilation Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 years * Pregnancy * Expected to be weaned from mechanical ventilation within 48 hours * Terminal-stage cancer or unwillingness to receive aggressive treatment * Unavailability of ICU care due to overcrowding in the emergency intensive care unit * Refusal to participate in the study by the patient or family members * Presence of an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator * Open wounds, severe edema, or deep vein thrombosis in the lower limbs * Pre-arrest status limited to wheelchair use or bedridden, unable to ambulate
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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