New study seeks to uncover hidden causes of cardiac arrest
NCT ID NCT05784480
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study involves 100 adults who have a cardiac arrest outside the hospital. Doctors will use portable ultrasound, blood tests, and a digital checklist to quickly find reversible causes, like a blocked artery or drug overdose. The goal is to see how often these causes are found and whether finding them improves survival and reduces stress on the medical team.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with prehospital cardiac arrest, where POCUS, blood gas analysis as well as screening for intoxication can integrated in ALS rhythm without delay of life-saving treatment or transportation will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded under the age of 18, or if POCUS, blood gas analysis will lead to a delay of live-saving treatment or transportation. Furthermore, pregnant patients will be excluded.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Department - Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Department of Anesthesia, General Intensive Care and Pain Management,Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, 1090, Austria
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