Balloon catheter aims to supercharge blood flow to heart and brain during arrest
NCT ID NCT05444049
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a new device called NEURESCUE in 6 adults experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrest. The device is a balloon catheter inserted through the leg artery that inflates to redirect blood flow to the heart and brain. The goal was to see if it could be deployed quickly and safely alongside standard CPR.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NEURESCUE device (a balloon catheter inserted into the femoral artery to redirect blood flow to the upper body)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could help improve blood flow to vital organs during cardiac arrest, potentially increasing the chances of survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 6 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The device is still experimental and may not improve outcomes.
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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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6 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 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: 1. Age ≥18 and ≤80 years 2. CPR initiated within 7 min of presumed arrest 3. 8 min of continuous ACLS without ROSC Exclusion Criteria: 1. Traumatic cardiac arrest 2. Intraoperative cardiac arrest 3. Known pregnancy 4. Known terminal disease 5. Known do-not-attempt-CPR order 6. Subjects whose femoral arterial access site cannot accommodate an 8 Fr introducer sheath 7. Subjects currently on mechanical circulatory support
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Long Beach Medical Center
Long Beach, California, 90806, United States
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