Low dose epinephrine for cardiac arrest and brain function
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests whether a small dose of epinephrine (a medicine that helps restart the heart) given early during a cardiac arrest outside the hospital can improve brain function and survival. It is for adults whose heart stopped due to a medical reason and who receive advanced life support from emergency teams.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You had a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, and the medical team decided to try to restart your heart.
- The cardiac arrest was caused by a medical problem (not by trauma, drowning, electrocution, suffocation, drug overdose, or unknown cause).
- You are not pregnant, giving birth, or breastfeeding.
- You are not under legal guardianship, conservatorship, or in prison or detained by court order.
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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