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The Effect of SPecialty cAre on Recovery From Cardiac Arrest Trial (the SPARC Trial)

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllUniversity of Pittsburgh
NCT07002294 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

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 delivered at specialized centers. The main question that it will answer is whether transferring participants to a hospital with a specialized cardiac arrest service improves recovery of function after 90 days. Participants will receive all usual medical care, but some participants will be offered transfer to a regional cardiac arrest center and others will be offered care at the closest appropriate hospital. Investigators will interview participants after 90 days to assess their recovery.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * 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
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What it tests

  • Transfer to specialty care
  • Usual care
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Where

1 site
University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine
Pittsburgh, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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