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

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University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213