Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
The Effect of SPecialty cAre on Recovery From Cardiac Arrest Trial (the SPARC Trial)
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Conditions:
Cardiac Arrest (CA)
Heart Arrest
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This randomized clinical trial will determine if adult participants who are in the emergency department after being resuscitated from a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital benefit from care deliver...
Detailed Description
Cardiac arrest is a sudden stopping of the heart, which can sometimes be reversed by rapid cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency medical care. Each year, over 150,000 Americans are admitte...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
- Resuscitated from cardiac arrest with palpable pulse in the emergency department
- Treated at one of participating hospital emergency departments
- Age ≥18 years
Exclusion
- Known prior advanced directives or decision to limit critical care
- Known pre-arrest dependent functional status (e.g., living in a skilled nursing facility, hospice or bedbound)
- Arrest in the emergency department \>4 hours after arrival
- Traumatic etiology of arrest
- Known to have opted-out from the SPARC trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2026
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2032
Estimated Enrollment :
1618 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07002294
Start Date
January 1 2026
End Date
January 1 2032
Last Update
July 3 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213