Clinical trials: Cardiac Surgery, open to volunteers
Acute Kidney Injury, Cardiac Surgery
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Preventing Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass, leading to longer hospital stays and worse outcomes. Effective preventive therapies are lacking.
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Trial name
- NCT07549243
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
Prophylactic Radiofrequency Left Atrial Posterior Wall Isolation to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an epicardial radiofrequency left atrial posterior wall isolation (box lesion ablation) prevents atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.
- Trial name
- PROBOX (NCT06823778)
- Testing
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Vasily I. Kaleda
Cardiac Disease, Postoperative Pain
Rectus Sheath Block in Cardiac Surgery
This is a prospective, randomized study. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of post-surgical pain control of a type of peripheral nerve block, Rectus Sheath Block. 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05833048
- Testing
- Rectus sheath block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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
Pain After Surgery, Pain and Anxiety
The Effect of Virtual Reality Headsets on Pain, Anxiety, Patient Satisfaction, and Physiological Parameters in Patients Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of virtual reality headset use on pain, anxiety, patient satisfaction, and physiological parameters in patients undergoing open-heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Pain After Surgery, Pain and Anxiety, Anxiety After Surgery, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07843511
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Glasses
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE for ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
Atrial Fibrillation TRIal of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Using Seralene Hemostatic Suture
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart rhythm disorder that increases the risk of stroke. In patients with atrial fibrillation, blood clots most often form in a small structure of the heart called the left atrial appendage.
- Conditions
- ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE for ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Mitral Valve Surgery, Stroke (in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation)
- Trial name
- ATRI-LASH (NCT07360899)
- Testing
- LAA closure using the AtriLASH
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vojvodina
Infection, Surgical Site
Prevention of Infections in Cardiac Surgery (PICS): a Cluster-randomized Factorial Cross-over Trial
The goal of this pragmatic, multi-centre factorial cluster randomized cross-over trial is to assess the efficacy of a combination of cefazolin plus vancomycin compared to cefazolin monotherapy, as well as a comparison of short…
- Trial name
- PICS (NCT06567808)
- Testing
- Cefazolin, Vancomycin
- Volunteers
- 38,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
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
Coronary Artery Disease, Brain Injury
Neuroprotective Effect of Mild Hypothermia Versus Normothermia During Cardiopulmonary Bypass of Coronary Artery Surgery
In high-income countries, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains a common procedure, with approximately 36.7 operations per 100,000 inhabitants annually, corresponding to about 136,000 procedures in the European Union.
- Trial name
- HYPNOCABG (NCT07316868)
- Testing
- Normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass, Hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Thrombosis, Cancer
Safety of Perioperative Anticoagulation Management in People With Active Cancer Undergoing Cancer-Related Surgery or Procedures (ACE-HIGH Study)
The purpose of this study is to help find how safe current practices are when managing blood thinners in people with cancer who are having surgery or medical procedures.
- Conditions
- Thrombosis, Cancer, Thrombosis, Deep Vein, Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
- Trial name
- ACE-HIGH (NCT07372716)
- Testing
- standardized perioperative anticoagulation management Guideline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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
Endocarditis, Sepsis
Cytokine REmoval in CRitically Ill PAtients Requiring Surgical Therapy for Infective Endocarditis (RECReATE)
Infectious endocarditis (IE) and other severe infections are well-known to induce significant changes in the immune response including immune functionality in a considerable number of affected patients.
- Conditions
- Endocarditis, Sepsis, Septic Shock
- Trial name
- RECREATE (NCT03892174)
- Testing
- Treatment protocol with adsorption
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern