Bedside brain scans could revolutionize care after cardiac arrest
NCT ID NCT07197918
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a portable MRI machine to look for brain injury in patients who have had a cardiac arrest. Researchers will scan the brain multiple times over several days to see how injuries change. The goal is to make brain imaging available at hospitals without specialized scanners and to find signs that help decide which patients might benefit from future treatments. About 60 adults who remain unresponsive after cardiac arrest will take part.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Comatose adult survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, treated with temperature control will be enrolled in the emergency department or intensive care unit.
- Ages
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Unresponsive immediately after ROSC from IHCA or OHCA * Age ≥ 18 years of age * Conventional MRI is clinically indicated * Treatment with temperature control Exclusion Criteria: * MRI contraindication according to the American Heart Association guidelines * Inability to tolerate supine positioning for 30 minutes * Diffuse loss of grey-white differentiation and sulcal effacement on head computed tomography within 6 hours of ROSC
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale New Haven Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 05620, United States
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