Managing brain oxygen after emergency life support
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a targeted approach to manage oxygen levels in the brain for patients who received ECMO (a machine that does the heart and lung work) after a cardiac arrest that did not respond to standard CPR. The goal is to improve brain recovery and outcomes.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- Your cardiac arrest was witnessed (someone saw it happen) either in or out of the hospital.
- You did not get your heartbeat back after 15 minutes of standard CPR, or it could not stay stable, and you needed emergency ECMO.
- You started CPR within 10 minutes of your cardiac arrest.
- The cause of your cardiac arrest is something doctors expect could be fixed (like a heart attack, a heart rhythm problem, a blood clot in the lungs, or medicine poisoning).
- You do not have a major injury, active bleeding, pregnancy, or diseases that make ECMO risky.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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