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Coronary Artery DiseasePhase 4NCT00189215

Long-Term Cognitive Decline After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: is Off-Pump Surgery Beneficial?

A Phase 4 study testing cardiac stabilizer instead of cardiopulmonary bypass in people with Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiopulmonary Bypass, run by UMC Utrecht at 1 site in Netherlands.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Coronary artery bypass surgery is associated with postoperative cognitive decline, which has largely been attributed to the use of the heart lung machine. We hypothesized that long-term cognitive outcome may improve by avoiding the heart lung machine. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
cardiac stabilizer instead of cardiopulmonary bypass
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
280 participants
Where
1 siteNetherlands
Study dates
Mar 1998to Dec 2005
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • indication for (first-time) coronary artery bypass surgery
  • off-pump CABG considered technically possible

Who cannot join

  • concomitant valve surgery
  • unable to complete neuropsychological testing
  • life expectancy less than 1 year

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Netherlands1 site
  • University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology

    Utrecht, Utrecht, 3584 CX

Other trials in Netherlands

About this study

Coronary artery bypass surgery is associated with postoperative cognitive decline, which has largely been attributed to the use of the heart lung machine. We hypothesized that long-term cognitive outcome may improve by avoiding the heart lung machine. The objective of the present study is to compare the effect of coronary bypass surgery with and without heart lung machine on cognitive and clinical outcome, five years after surgery.

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Background:

Coronary artery bypass surgery is associated with postoperative cognitive decline, which has largely been attributed to the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). A large recent study by Newman et al demonstrated that the incidence of cognitive decline was 24% at six months after surgery, but it increased to 42% at five years. In the recently conducted Octopus Randomized Trial, cognitive decline at three months after surgery was present in 29% of the patients operated with CPB. In the patients operated without CPB, the incidence was 21%, i.e. only slightly better.

Hypothesis:

Improvement of cognitive outcome by avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass will become more apparent five years after surgery, compared to three months after surgery.

Study objectives:

The objective of the present study is to compare the effect of coronary bypass surgery with and without cardiopulmonary bypass on cognitive and clinical outcome, five years after surgery.

Methods:

The 281 participants of the Octopus Study, who were operated on between March 1998 and August 2000 and randomized to off-pump or on-pump coronary bypass surgery, will be invited for an additional assessment of their cognitive and clinical status and quality of life, five years after surgery. Patients will undergo a battery of ten neuropsychologic tests to determine their cognitive status. Clinical status will be assessed by an interview. Questionnaires will be used to measure quality of life.

Being tested
cardiac stabilizer instead of cardiopulmonary bypass
Keywords
coronary artery disease, cardiopulmonary bypass, cognition disorders
Medical subject headings
Coronary Artery Disease, Cognition Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • cardiac stabilizer instead of cardiopulmonary bypassDevice

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. cognitive decline 5 year after the index treatment

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. -freedom from cardiovascular events (i.e. mortality, stroke, myocardial infarction, re-CABG, or PTCA

  2. -recurrence of angina

  3. -use of anti-anginal drugs

  4. -quality of life (SF-36 and EuroQuol

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 1998
  3. Study completionDec 2005

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Enrolment
280 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00189215
Sponsor's protocol ID
WOM protocol 98/009-O
Status last verified
Mar 2005
First submitted
13 Sep 2005
Last updated
4 Dec 2007
Results posted
No

Publications

  • van Dijk D, Nierich AP, Eefting FD, Buskens E, Nathoe HM, Jansen EW, Borst C, Knape JT, Bredee JJ, Robles de Medina EO, Grobbee DE, Diephuis JC, de Jaegere PP. The Octopus Study: rationale and design of two randomized trials on medical effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of bypass surgery on the beating heart. Control Clin Trials. 2000 Dec;21(6):595-609. doi: 10.1016/s0197-2456(00)00103-3.

    PubMed 11146152
  • Van Dijk D, Jansen EW, Hijman R, Nierich AP, Diephuis JC, Moons KG, Lahpor JR, Borst C, Keizer AM, Nathoe HM, Grobbee DE, De Jaegere PP, Kalkman CJ; Octopus Study Group. Cognitive outcome after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2002 Mar 20;287(11):1405-12. doi: 10.1001/jama.287.11.1405.

    PubMed 11903027
  • Nathoe HM, van Dijk D, Jansen EW, Suyker WJ, Diephuis JC, van Boven WJ, de la Riviere AB, Borst C, Kalkman CJ, Grobbee DE, Buskens E, de Jaegere PP; Octopus Study Group. A comparison of on-pump and off-pump coronary bypass surgery in low-risk patients. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jan 30;348(5):394-402. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa021775.

    PubMed 12556542

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing cardiac stabilizer instead of cardiopulmonary bypass in people with Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiopulmonary Bypass, run by UMC Utrecht at 1 site in Netherlands.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Dec 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Netherlands. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

cognitive decline 5 year after the index treatment. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00189215, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Dec 2007.

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