Clinical trials: Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
TELUS in Cardiac Surgery Patients. Effect of CPB and Relation to Postoperative Events (PORE)Events.
Transesophageal Lung ultrasound (TELUS) was described for the first time in 2016. The clinical significance and benefits for the patient of the results of a TELUS examination has not been investigated to date.
- Trial name
- TELUSPORE (NCT04760340)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Clinique du Millenaire
Platelet Function Tests, Thrombin Generation Tests
Point-of-care Assessment of Thrombin Generation and Platelet Function in Children Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Coagulopathy after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Clot formation and clot stability are important factors in coagulation and hemostasis.
- Conditions
- Platelet Function Tests, Thrombin Generation Tests, Perioperative Coagulopathy
- Trial name
- NCT02833025
- Testing
- Thrombin generation and Platelet Function Testing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Pre- and Postoperative Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Reduces Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized Trial
Pre- and postoperative cardiopulmonary rehabilitation reduces complications after coronary artery bypass surgery. This study was conducted as a randomized trial to verify this hypothesis in our institution. ICSC
- Trial name
- NCT00670176
- Testing
- REHAB (Pre- and postoperative cardiopulmonary rehabilitation)
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Vocal Fold Palsy, Dysphagia
Universal Screening for Vocal Fold Motion Impairment in Children Undergoing Congenital Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine how often heart or chest surgery in children leads to problems with the movement of the vocal folds.
- Conditions
- Vocal Fold Palsy, Dysphagia, Congenital Heart Disease in Children
- Trial name
- NCT03882450
- Testing
- Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy, Laryngeal ultrasonography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Pacing Therapy, Postoperative Care
Postoperative Pacing for Cardiac Efficiency
The goal of this study is to determine whether temporarily increasing a child's heart rate after heart surgery can improve blood flow and oxygen supply to the body's tissues.
- Conditions
- Pacing Therapy, Postoperative Care, Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery, Cardiac Pacing
- Trial name
- POSTPACE (NCT07852390)
- Testing
- Temporary Atrial Pacing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Robert G. Webster, MD, MPH
Cardiac Surgery, Mechanical Ventilation After Surgery
Prevalence and Clinical Impact of Airway Opening Pressure in Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients
Airway opening pressure is a key parameter in assessing respiratory mechanics. Current practice primarily relies on indirect assessments of lung mechanics, but growing evidence suggests that direct airway opening pressure…
- Trial name
- NCT07189026
- Testing
- Airway opening pressure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Red Blood Cell Transfusion
The Effect of Retrograde Autologous Priming on Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery
The TheRAPy vanguard trial is a multicentre, multiple period randomized, cluster crossover vanguard trial testing the feasibility of a full-scale trial to evaluate whether a centre-based policy of routine use of RAP versus a…
- Trial name
- TheRAPy (NCT06230198)
- Testing
- retrograde autologous priming (RAP), Crystalloid priming
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Stroke, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Factors Associated With Perioperative Outcomes in Non-emergency Surgery
This epidemiological study investigates the association of recent stroke, acute coronary syndrome or pneumonia and adverse perioperative outcomes following elective non-cardiac and cardiac surgery using routinely collected UK…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT02455492
- Testing
- stroke or myocardial infarction or pneumonia
- Volunteers
- 266,436 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Abdominal Cancer, Heart Diseases
Survey Of Mobilisation and Breathing Exercises After Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery
Background Thoracic or abdominal surgeries are followed by a shorter or longer period of immobilization and after major surgery there is a higher risk of developing cardiorespiratory complications.
- Trial name
- SOMBATA (NCT04729634)
- Testing
- Mobilization
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,492 people
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Anesthesia, Local
Efficacy of iv Fentanyl Citrate Administered Oral as a Pediatric Premedication
evaluate the efficacy of the intravenous formulation of fentanyl citrate administered orally as a sedative premedication, we will compare it with oral midazolam, as a gold standard premedication, in paediatric congenital cardiac…
- Trial name
- NCT04991298
- Testing
- Oral premedication
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alexandria
Acquired Bleeding Disorder, Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Activated Recombinant Human Factor VII Following Cardiac Bypass Surgery for Paediatric Congenital Heart Disease
This trial is conducted in Oceania. The aim of this trial is to investigate the efficacy of activated recombinant human factor VII and standard treatment compared with standard haemostatic replacement therapy in cardiopulmonary…
- Trial name
- NCT01562574
- Testing
- activated recombinant human factor VII
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Children With Heart Defects
Heparin Responses in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
Heparin is an anticoagulant or "blood thinner". Heparin is always given to patients undergoing open-heart surgery to prevent blood from clotting when a patient is placed on the heart-lung machine.
- Trial name
- NCT00166140
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
ECMO and Acute MI
Use of ECMO in Acute MI
ECMO offers an acceptable cardiopulmonary support in adults with similar hospital survival rates as other mechanical support. It is versatile and salvages some patients, who may otherwise die.
- Trial name
- NCT00425685
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
LAD (Left Anterior Descending) Coronary Artery Stenosis
Reconstruction of Diffusely Diseased Left Anterior Descending with Left Internal Mammary Artery On-lay Patch or Saphenous Vein Patch Without Endarterectomy by Opening the Whole Wall of the Diseased Segment(s) Has Less Risk and Fewer Complications Compared to Endarterectomy Technique
The objective of this study is to compare different surgical strategies for management of severely diseased LAD artery during CABG i.e. LIMA on-lay patch vs.
- Trial name
- NCT06835114
- Testing
- CABG, LIMA on lay patch, Safenous vein patch
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Atrial Fibrillation, Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation
Use of Radiofrequency Ablation to Eliminate Continuous Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Surgery
The aim of this prospective randomized clinical trial was to evaluate the early and late outcome following left atrial radiofrequency ablation during MV surgery for the treatment of continuous atrial fibrillation and to assess…
- Trial name
- NCT00238706
- Testing
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals, Leicester
Heart Defects, Congenital, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
High-Flow Nasal Cannula vs. NIV After Extubation in Children Undergoing Heart Surgery
High-Flow Nasal Cannula vs. NIV After Extubation in Children Undergoing Heart Surgery
- Conditions
- Heart Defects, Congenital, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Respiration, Artificial, Extubation
- Trial name
- NCT07059689
- Testing
- High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Acute Kidney Injury
Ciclosporin to Protect Renal Function In Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of ciclosporin in reducing risk and degree of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
- Trial name
- CiPRICS (NCT02397213)
- Testing
- Ciclosporin
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Infants or Children Undergoing Open Heart Surgery
The Influence of Passive Leg Elevation on the Cross-sectional Area of the Internal Jugular Vein in Infants or Young Children Undergoing Open Heart Surgery
The trendelenburg position is usually applied to increase the cross-sectional area of the IJV. However, trendelenburg position requires a tilt table to place the head in the down position.
- Trial name
- NCT01401920
- Testing
- leg elevation, Trendelenburg position, Trendelenburg position + passive leg elevation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Surgery
Early Treatment Versus Delayed Conservative Treatment of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus
The primary goal of the trial is to compare two different Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) treatment approaches: 1) an "early treatment" approach or 2) a "conservative" approach.
- Conditions
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Surgery, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Intestinal Perforation
- Trial name
- PDA:TOLERATE (NCT01958320)
- Testing
- pharmacologic treatment of the PDA, no pharmacologic treatment of the PDA, NSAID
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Sweden and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco