New rehab program aims to get cardiac arrest survivors back on the job
NCT ID NCT05173740
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a special rehabilitation program designed to help people who survived a sudden cardiac arrest return to work. The program includes tailored support and is compared to usual care alone. About 214 survivors will take part, and researchers will track their work status for 12 months after leaving the hospital.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 214 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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
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- Ages
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18 to 65 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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Inclusion criteria: * All adult survivors with first time out-of-hospital cardiac arrest * Discharged from the Hospitals will be assessed eligible for inclusion Exclusion criteria: * Survivors who prior to the cardiac arrest were not part of the labour force with at least two years until they are qualified to receive retirement state pensions * Patients that cannot understand and fulfil the study surveys (in Danish) * Patients with short witnessed cardiac arrests with return of spontaneous circulation estimated less than 4 minutes and immediate awakening without ICU treatment
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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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Rigshospitalet
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Denmark
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