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REBOA in Nontraumatic OHCA

Effect Of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Non-Traumatic Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (REBOA); A Multinational, Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06031623
Acronym
REBOA
Enrollment
234
Registered
2023-09-11
Start date
2023-10-17
Completion date
2026-10-01
Last updated
2025-01-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Keywords

Advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACLS), Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA)

Brief summary

The investigators propose a multicenter randomized controlled trial in South Korea and Taiwan to observe the clinical effects of REBOA on nontraumatic out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (OHCA) patients. While REBOA has been traditionally used in trauma for hemorrhage control, it has also shown promising results in nontraumatic cardiac arrests by rerouting circulation to increase perfusion in the coronary and brain.

Detailed description

Nontraumatic OHCA patients arriving at the 2 participating hospitals between the ages of 20 to 80 will be eligible. If the patient meets the enrollment criteria, he/she will be randomized into the control group (treatment with conventional ACLS according to the 2020 AHA guideline) or the REBOA group (ACLS according to the 2020 AHA guideline with REBOA application). A sheath catheter is inserted with ultrasound guidance to gain access to the common femoral artery in both groups. This is followed by insertion of the REBOA catheter, if the patient is allocated into the intervention group. The aortic balloon is inflated. If ROSC is achieved, the balloon is deflated slowly. Patients who achieve ROSC will receive post cardiac arrest management according to the 2020 AHA guideline.

Interventions

DEVICEREBOA

Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA)is a device composed of a catheter attached to an inflatable balloon. It is inserted through the common femoral artery and guided to the thoracic aorta.

Sponsors

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Seoul National University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Adult nontraumatic OHCA * Witnessed arrest * Arrival at ER from 9AM to 5PM (in South Korea) and 8AM to 8PM (in Taiwan)

Exclusion criteria

1. age below 20 years old or over 80 years old, 2. traumatic cardiac arrest, 3. those with unwitnessed cardiac arrest, 4. pregnant patients, 5. patients who have already achieved ROSC upon arrival at the emergency department 6. pre-cardiac arrest cerebral performance category of 3-4 7. those showing evidence of cardiac arrest due to bleeding (such as gastrointestinal bleeding) 8. those suspected of having aortic disease, such as dissection, intramural hematoma, or aneurysm, by bedside ultrasound performed immediately after ED arrival or have a previous history of aortic disease 9. whose legal representative has requested termination of resuscitation efforts before study enrollment 10. declared dead at scene before randomization 11. Patients who meet the criteria for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), and therefore the decision is made to perform ECPR, will not be enrolled. The ECPR criteria applies when all of the following criteria are met: pre-cardiac arrest CPC of 1-2, witnessed cardiac arrest with bystander CPR, ages between 20-70, initial shockable rhythm, ECMO pump-on available within 60 minutes of onset of cardiac arrest, and patients without end-stage diseases such as cancer, liver cirrhosis, or end-stage renal failure.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who Achieved ROSC (return of spontaneous circulation)24 hoursNumber of patients who achieves ROSC regardless of sustained time

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who Achieved Sustained ROSC24 hoursNumber of participants who achieves sustained ROSC (ROSC maintained more than 20 minutes)
Survival to Admission48 hoursWhether patients who achieve sustained ROSC survives until admission
Survival to Discharge30 daysWhether patients survive until hospital discharge.
Neurological Outcome1 month, 3 months, 6 months since ROSCThe cerebral performance category (CPC) and modified Rankin Score (mRS) of each patient at 28 days, 3 months, and 6 months after achieving ROSC. CPC is measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the best neurological performance, and 5 indicating brain death. MRS is measured on a scale of 0 to 6, with 0 indicating no neurological deficit, and 6 indicating death.
Changes in Arterial Blood PressureABP 2 minutes and 1 minute before REBOA insertion, ABP 1 minute / 2 minutes / 4 minutes / 10 minutes after REBOA insertion.Arterial blood pressure measured before and after REBOA inflation in the experimental group. Both systolic and diastolic pressures will be used.

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactHee Eun Kim
hekim9111@gmail.com82-31-787-7579
Backup ContactDong Hyun Jang
jang0621@gmail.com82-31-787-7819

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026