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Congenital Heart DiseasePhase 2NCT02618824

Role of Terminal Warm Blood Cardioplegia as Myocardial Protection in the Use of Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate Cardioplegia in Complex Congenital Heart Surgery

A Phase 2 study testing Histidine Tryptophan Ketoglutarate Solution and Terminal Warm Blood Cardioplegia in people with Congenital Heart Disease, run by National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita Hospital Indonesia at 1 site in Indonesia.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Terminal warm blood cardioplegia (TWBC) has been shown to enhance myocardial protection in adult patients. Even in pediatric patients, the use of cold blood cardioplegia followed by administration of TWBC will provide cardioprotective effect similar to adult patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 5 years
Conditions the study is for
Congenital Heart Disease
What is being tested?
Histidine Tryptophan Ketoglutarate Solution and Terminal Warm Blood Cardioplegia
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
110 participants
Where
1 siteIndonesia
Study dates
Dec 2015to Dec 2016
Phase
Phase 2
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 Up to 5 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Patient diagnosed with complex cyanotic congenital heart disease who scheduled for pediatric cardiac surgery
  • Aristotle score is 8 and above
  • Parents of patient have written informed consent and agree to follow the research procedures

Who cannot join

  • Patient diagnosed with an other congenital defect
  • Patient diagnosed with rare congenital heart defect and high mortality rate (such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Pribadi W Busro, MD contact

628128820719

pribadiwb@gmail.com

Indonesia1 site, 1 recruiting
  • National Cardiac Centre Harapan Kita Hospital

    Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region, 11420

    Pribadi W Busro, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Terminal warm blood cardioplegia (TWBC) has been shown to enhance myocardial protection in adult patients. Even in pediatric patients, the use of cold blood cardioplegia followed by administration of TWBC will provide cardioprotective effect similar to adult patients. Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK), is attractive for cardiac surgeons because it is administered as a single dose and is claimed to offer myocardial protection for a period of up to 180 minutes allowing performance of complex procedures without interruption. Merging the use of TWBC on the use of HTK cardioplegia, especially for pediatric cardiac cases, have not been investigated. This technique is expected to provide a longer ischemic time and a protective effect against reperfusion injury.

Read the detailed description

The design of this study is a randomized controlled trial in children younger than 5 years old undergoing heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. The objective of this study is to assess the role of TWBC in use of HTK cardioplegia compared with the use of HTK cardioplegia alone in open heart surgery of complex congenital heart disease. This study will be conducted at the National Cardiac Centre Harapan Kita Hospital Indonesia. Surgery will be performed in the operating room of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit. This study uses non-probability consecutive sampling. The samples are all pediatric patients with complex congenital heart disease who meet the inclusion criteria and not excluded by the exclusion criteria. Patients will be divided into two groups, the treatment group who received HTK cardioplegia and TWBC, and the control group that only received HTK cardioplegia alone. Hearts will be arrested with HTK solution during cardiac operation. HTK cardioplegia will be given through the aortic root at a dose of 50-60 ml/kg after aortic cross-clamped. For the treatment group, TWBC will be given shortly before the aortic cross clamp is removed at a dose of 10 to 15 ml/kg with temperature of 34 to 36 oCelcius. TWBC is a mixture of blood and HTK kardioplegia with a composition of four to one. The outcomes of this study are malondialdehyde as a marker of reperfusion injury due to oxidative stress, caspase-3 as a marker of apoptosis, cTn-I as a marker of myocardial cell damage and the incidence of low cardiac output syndrome.

Being tested
Histidine Tryptophan Ketoglutarate Solution, Terminal Warm Blood Cardioplegia
Medical subject headings
Heart Defects, Congenital

What participants receive

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

  • Histidine Tryptophan Ketoglutarate SolutionDrug

    Hearts will be arrested with Histidine Tryptophan Ketoglutarate (HTK) solution during cardiac operation. After aortic cross clamp 50-60 ml/kg HTK will be administered

  • Terminal Warm Blood CardioplegiaOther

    Also called Hot Shot

    Terminal warm blood cardioplegia (TWBC) contains 20% HTK solution and 80% blood from cardiopulmonary bypass machine. Before aortic cross clamp removal 10-15 ml/kg TWBC will be administered with temperature 34-36 oCelcius

Study groups in NCT02618824
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
HTK SolutionActive comparatorHearts will be arrested with HTK solution during cardiac operation
Receives: Drug: Histidine Tryptophan Ketoglutarate Solution
HTK Solution + TWBCActive comparatorHearts will be arrested with HTK solution during cardiac operation and received terminal warm blood cardioplegia before aortic cross clamp removal.
Receives: Drug: Histidine Tryptophan Ketoglutarate Solution; Other: Terminal Warm Blood Cardioplegia

What is being measured

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

  1. Change of Malondialdehyde levels

    Malondialdehyde (MDA) is the end product of lipid peroxidation by ROS results in a state of oxidative stress, and a marker of the increase in ROS in reperfusion injury. MDA concentration in plasma of patients measured by test methods thiobarbituric acid and spectrophotometric examination.

    Measured: after induction of anaesthesia, 30 minutes and 4 hours post aortic cross clamp removal

  2. Change of Caspase-3 levels

    Caspase-3 is a protease, a family of cysteine proteases that act as executor in the process of apoptosis, and is used as a marker of apoptosis. The expression of caspase-3 measured quantitatively by immunohistochemistry using polyclonal antibody method cleaved caspase-3 from myocardial biopsy.

    Measured: after induction of anaesthesia, 30 minutes post aortic cross clamp removal

  3. Cardiac Troponin I levels

    Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) s a protein involved in the process of contraction of the heart, and is only found in heart cells, which will be released into the blood circulation when heart injury. CTn-I measured with Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay technique. Specimens for measurement of cTnI are from whole blood or serum.

    Measured: During the first 24 hours after cross clamp removal

  4. Number of patients with low cardiac output syndrome

    Low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) is a state in which clinical sign and symptoms of low cardiac output are found with or without the increasing of arterial and venous saturation gap and metabolic acidosis, the use of new inotropic, mechanical support, or other maneuvers in order to increase cardiac output. LCOS is determined by intensivist based on the clinical presentation, laboratory and inotropic scores.

    Measured: During the first 48 hours after aortic cross clamp removal

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Inotropic Score

    Inotropic score is a method for determining the use of inotropic drugs used by the patient. inotropic scores obtained by the following formula: Wernowsky IS = dose dopamine (mcg/kg/min) + dose dobutamine (mcg/kg/min) + 100 x doses of epinephrine (mcg/kg/min)

    Measured: During the first 72 hours post cross clamp removal

  2. Postoperative Time to Extubation

    Measured: up to 3 month after surgery

  3. Postoperative Length of Stay in Intensive Care Unit

    Measured: up to 3 month after surgery

  4. Postoperative Hospital Length of Stay

    Measured: up to 3 month after surgery

  5. All cause mortality

    Measured: up to 3 month after surgery

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Dec 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2015
  3. Primary completionAug 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2016 (estimated)

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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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
110 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02618824
Sponsor's protocol ID
01201508011
Status last verified
Dec 2015
First submitted
23 Nov 2015
Last updated
19 Feb 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Histidine Tryptophan Ketoglutarate Solution and Terminal Warm Blood Cardioplegia in people with Congenital Heart Disease, run by National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita Hospital Indonesia at 1 site in Indonesia.

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 3 inclusion and 2 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Feb 2016. 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 Indonesia. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Pribadi W Busro, MD (628128820719, pribadiwb@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change of Malondialdehyde levels (time frame: after induction of anaesthesia, 30 minutes and 4 hours post aortic cross clamp removal). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 19 Feb 2016.

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