Clinical trials: Patients After Cardiac Surgery
Congenital Heart Disease
Relationship of Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Levels to Cardiac Diagnosis, Operation Performed, Post-operative Course and Outcome
The purpose of this study is to assess brain natriuretic peptide levels to evaluate the relationship of those levels with the diagnosis of congenital cardiac disease, operation performed, post-operative course, and outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT00238810
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Pocket-size Ultrasound by Nurses in Cardiothoracic Post-operative Patients
The investigators aim to study the feasibility and reliability of pocket-size diagnostic ultrasound examinations performed by nurses of postoperative patients who have underwent cardiothoracic surgery in a cardiac unit.
- Trial name
- NCT01847859
- Testing
- Ultrasound examination by nurses
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Comparison of Two Potassium Targets Within the Normal Range in Intensive Care Patients
Rationale: It is well known that distinctly abnormal blood potassium values can cause serious complications such as cardiac arrhythmias.
- Conditions
- Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Critically Ill
- Trial name
- GRIP-COMPASS (NCT01085071)
- Testing
- Potassium Chloride
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,225 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
CT Coronary Angiography, Arterial Switch Operation
CT Coronary Angiography After Arterial Switch Operation
The purpose of this study is to find a non-invasive alternative (with using ECG gated 64-slice CT angiography) to invasive coronary angiography for detecting coronary lesions in patients who had undergone arterial switch…
- Trial name
- SCANTGV (NCT01153776)
- Testing
- 64-slice CT angiography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Cardiac Toxicity, Sarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery in Treating Patients With Osteosarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving chemotherapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed during surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00019864
- Testing
- filgrastim, cisplatin, dexrazoxane hydrochloride
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Acute Hypokalemia
Comparison of Enteral Versus Intravenous Potassium Supplementation
Null hypothesis: There is no difference in the efficacy of IVPR and EPR during an episode of hypokalemia. Alternate Hypothesis: There is a mean difference of 15% in Serum Potassium levels between the two groups.
- Trial name
- EIPS (NCT02015962)
- Testing
- Intravenous potassium chloride, Oral potassium chloride
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Congenital Heart Surgery, Congenital Heart Disease in Children
Blood Based Assessment of sST2, Taken During and After Surgery, for Pediatric Patients With Heart Defects to Predict Heart Failure.
Patients younger than 18 scheduled for congenital heart surgery will be assessed during and post-operatively as well as at the first follow-up after 9-12 month for the novel biomarker sST2.
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Surgery, Congenital Heart Disease in Children, Fontan Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT07029230
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Martin Schweiger
Congenital Heart Disease
Use of a Predictive Analytics Algorithm to Optimize Weaning of Inotropes Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a real time continuous risk analytics algorithm in the successful de-escalation of vasoactive and inotropic support in pediatric patients following cardiac surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04600700
- Testing
- Clinical Decision support system (CDSS) for inotrope weaning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Sepsis, Septic Shock
Central Venous Catheter Colonisation Among Critically Ill Patients in Intensive Care Units
Background: Central Venous catheter insertion technique and indwelling time are major risk factors for CVC colonisation. Colonisation occurs through microbial migration and biofilm formation along the catheter insertion tract.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Septic Shock, Post-cardiac Surgery, Post-Cardiorespiratory Arrest Coma
- Trial name
- NCT03270774
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Congenital Heart Disease
Study of Possible Brain Hormone Problems After Open Heart Surgery in Infants
The goal of this study is to evaluate specific hormone levels in children undergoing heart surgery in order to identify patterns associated with any unstable vital signs.
- Trial name
- NCT00850720
- Testing
- Blood draws
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Single Ventricle Heart Disease After Fontan Surgery
Study of Effects of Sildenafil on Patients With Fontan Heart Circulation
The study will investigate the cardiovascular effects of sildenafil on patients with Fontan circulation. Recent studies suggest that sildenafil may improve exercise in patients with Fontan circulation.
- Trial name
- NCT01815502
- Testing
- Cardiac catheterization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Gradient Between Radial and Central Aortic Pressure After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Evaluation of Aortic-Radial Blood Pressure Gradient in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Invasive blood pressure monitoring is essential during heart surgery. Usually, doctors measure blood pressure using a small tube (a catheter) placed in an artery, typically in the wrist or arm.
- Trial name
- GARP (NCT07857811)
- Testing
- Placement of a pressure transducer at the accessory port of the CPB arterial cannula
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric
Analysis of Risk Factors and Prognosis of Pediatric Patients After Operations for Congenital Heart Disease
This hospital-based retrospective study reviewed patients who underwent surgery for CHD between 2017 and 2020 and analyzed the clinical features and outcomes associated with airway anomalies.
- Trial name
- NCT06031831
- Testing
- airway anomalies
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 999 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Heart Defects, Congenital
Colloid Osmotic Pressure in Patients With Fontan Circulation
Children born with univentricular heart will go through step surgery and end up with a Fontan circulation. A circulation with cause problems with body fluid balance.This project will evaluate changes in interstitial colloid…
- Trial name
- NCT02443662
- Testing
- Catheterization
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Transposition of Great Vessels, Surgery
MRI Study After Arterial Switch Operation in Patients With Transposition of the Great Arteries
This study involves adolescents operated with arterial switch procedure for transposition of the great arteries during the neonatal period.
- Trial name
- NCT01916499
- Testing
- 3 tesla magnetic resonance imaging findings; coronary artery status, 3 tesla magnetic resonance imaging findings; ventricular function and morphology
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Tricuspid Atresia, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Biomarker Study for Heart Failure in Children With Single Ventricle Physiology
The purpose of this study is to determine if children with heart disease where there is only one pumping chamber("ventricle") have proteins (biomarkers") in the blood that can be used to monitor the function of their heart.
- Conditions
- Tricuspid Atresia, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Unbalanced AV Canal
- Trial name
- BHFSVP (NCT00571233)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis, Postoperative Complications
TCD Detection of Gas and Solid Micro-Emboli in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG): The Influence of Proximal Anastomosis Technique
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that using three different techniques to anastomose coronary grafts to the aorta: partial occlusion, single cross clamp, or using the Heartstring anastomotic device, will change…
- Trial name
- NCT00294814
- Testing
- Proximal anastomosis using Heartstring anastomotic device
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Right Ventricular Dysfunction
Evaluation of Right Ventricular Function Post Mitral Valve Operations
We aim to determine the function of Right ventricle post mitral valve surgeries in patients with pulmonary hypertension using transthoracic echocardiography3- and 6-months post-operatively to detect the effect of mitral valve…
- Trial name
- NCT05620992
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Postoperative; Dysfunction Following Cardiac Surgery, Postoperative; Dysfunction Following Lung Surgery
Comparison of Two Modes of Respiratory Physiotherapy in Cardio-thoracic Surgical Patients
Two forms of pre and postoperative physiotherapy are compared in three cohorts of patients undergoing cardio-thoracic surgery: Minor thoracic surgery (biopsy), major thoracic surgery (lobectomy etc, open or VATS) and cardiac…
- Trial name
- NCT02931617
- Testing
- Chest Physiotherapy, Post-therapy lung volume measurements
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Surgical Wound Infection, Cystitis
The Role of Synbiotics in Reducing Post-Operative Infections in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study
All surgical procedures carry with them the risk of infection. Even a minor infection can extend the hospitalization after cardiac surgery. The average minimum increase in length of stay for a single infection is three days.
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound Infection, Cystitis, Bacteremia, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT00164099
- Testing
- Synbiotic 2000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Medical Center