Study for people with Heart Disease
Recruiting Not a phased study
This trial at a glance
Where this trial is running
| Site | City | State or country | Status at this site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | Brisbane | Australia | Recruiting |
| The Sutherland Hospital | Caringbah | Australia | Recruiting |
| The Prince Charles Hospital | Chermside | Australia | Recruiting |
| Nepean hospital | Kingswood | Australia | Recruiting |
| St George hospital | Kogarah | Australia | Recruiting |
| Liverpool hospital | Liverpool | Australia | Recruiting |
| Austin hospital | Melbourne | Australia | Recruiting |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | Sydney | Australia | Recruiting |
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Who can join
The official eligibility criteria
Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.
All OHCA participants randomized in the STEPCARE trial at the extended follow-up participating sites, who survive and provide consent, with no further inclusion or exclusion criteria.
The inclusion and exclusion criteria for the STEPCARE trial are:
* Inclusion criteria: out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of non-traumatic origin, minimum of 20 minutes without chest compressions (defined as stable return of spontaneous circulation. ROSC), unconsciousness (defined as not being able to obey verbal commands equal to a FOUR-score motor response of \<4, or being intubated and sedated because of agitation after sustained ROSC, eligible for intensive care without restrictions or limitation, inclusion within 4 hours (240 minutes) of ROSC (or 220 minutes of stable ROSC).
* Exclusion criteria: on ECMO prior to randomization, pregnancy, suspected or confirmed intracranial hemorrhage, previously randomized in the STEPCARE trial.
For caregivers, the eligibility will be that they live with, or have weekly or more frequent contact (in person or over the telephone) with the post OHCA survivor. Only one nominated caregiver per post OHCA survivor will be able to be included in the study. This would typically be the caregiver that would identify as the primary caregiver of the post OHCA survivor if needed, but may also be another close family member.
Dates on the record
Results, publications and the official record
- No results are posted on the official record yet.
- No publications are listed on the official record yet.
- Official record and contacts on ClinicalTrials.gov – contact details for each site are kept there, and are not copied onto this page.
Sources and dates
- ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
- ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 23 April 2025.
- This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.
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Letter for your doctor
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