Clinical trials: Functional Disturbance Following Cardiac Surgery
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Cognitive Dysfunction Following Cardiac Surgery
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is the most common complication after cardiac surgery. This prospective study was conducted to investigate the mechanisms of development of POCD following cardiac surgery taking into…
- Trial name
- CDCS (NCT02767713)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Hospital Center, Split
Cardiac Surgery, Post-operative Cognitive Dysfunction
Active Temperature Management After Cardiac Surgery and Its Effect on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
This study will assess the effect of active postoperative temperature management and its effect on the cognitive function in patients following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to determine if active postoperative…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Surgery, Post-operative Cognitive Dysfunction, Fever
- Trial name
- NCT03947671
- Testing
- Rapr Rounds Hyper/Hypothermia Wraps, Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Sepsis
Validation of Progranulin as a Biomarker for Sepsis
Progranulin blood concentrations in patients with sepsis will be analysed in relation to disease status in order to validate progranulin as a biomarker for sepsis. Patients undergoing cardiac surgery will serve as controls.
- Trial name
- PROGRANULIN (NCT03280576)
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 556 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Organ Dysfunction, Inflammation in Cardiac Surgery
Epigenetic Susceptibility to Inflammatory Complications After Cardiac Surgery
This study aims to better understand 3 crucial questions: 1. Why do some patients experience more severe complications after heart surgery than others? 2.
- Conditions
- Organ Dysfunction, Inflammation in Cardiac Surgery, Epigenetic, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- Trial name
- Epi-SICCS (NCT07865026)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Pulmonary Dysfunction, Median Sternotomy Recovery
FROST-STERN Trial: A Trial of Intraoperative Cryoablation for Post Operative Pain Management After Full Sternotomy
Background and Rationale: Open-heart surgery via a median sternotomy is associated with severe acute postoperative pain. This pain can impair a patient's ability to take deep breaths and cough effectively which increases the risk…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Dysfunction, Median Sternotomy Recovery, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- FROST-STERN (NCT07637370)
- Testing
- Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Pain, Postoperative, Atrial Fibrillation
BRS and Outcomes in Cardiothoracic Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether baroreceptor sensitivity (the ability of your body to change your heart rate and/or blood pressure in response to a situation) has any effect on how likely you are to suffer…
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Atrial Fibrillation, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT03243279
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Heart; Surgery, Heart, Functional Disturbance as Result
The Role of Modified Ultrafiltration Following Open Heart Surgery
This study aims to investigate the effect of combining conventional ultrafiltration and modified ultrafiltration compared to conventional ultrafiltration alone in patients who underwent open heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06085066
- Testing
- Conventional Ultrafiltration alone on Cardiopulmonary bypass, Conventional Ultrafiltration followed by Modified Ultrafitration on Cardiopulmonary bypass
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Right Ventricular Dysfunction
Right Ventricular Contractility Reserve Following Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot
Background: Residual pulmonary regurgitation following repair of tetralogy of Fallot, in particular the use of a transannular patch, has been shown to correlate with the development of right ventricular dysfunction.
- Trial name
- TOF-Cond (NCT00557934)
- Testing
- dobutamine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Acute Kidney Injury, Heart; Dysfunction Postoperative, Cardiac Surgery
Near Infrared Spectroscopy for the Detection of Acute Kidney Injury in Children Following Cardiac Surgery
One in a hundred children is born with a heart defect. Some children require heart surgery within the first few days of life, while others can wait until they are older.
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Heart; Dysfunction Postoperative, Cardiac Surgery, Children
- Trial name
- NCT01382758
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Postoperative Cognitive Decline, Postoperative Delirium
Daridorexant to Prevent Post-cardiotomy Delirium
The goal of this follow-on pilot randomized clinical trial is to obtain additional preliminary data to inform a larger, adequately powered phase 2b trial of daridorexant for the prevention of postoperative delirium after heart…
- Trial name
- NCT07217912
- Testing
- Daridorexant 50 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Cardio-pulmonary Bypass
Protective Effect of EECP Against Negative Inflammatory Response and Organ Dysfunction After Cardiovascular Surgery
Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a noninvasive, non-pharmacologic intervention proven to increase nitric oxide bioavailability in patients with coronary artery disease.
- Conditions
- Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Cardio-pulmonary Bypass, Congestive Heart Failure Chronic, Cardiogenic Shock Acute
- Trial name
- PANDA (NCT06728605)
- Testing
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing Medical University
Dyspnea, Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction
Effect of Different Breathing Techniques on Dyspnea and Cardiopulmonary Parameters Among Patients After Open Heart Surgery
Open heart surgery is often associated with postoperative pulmonary complications, reduced lung expansion, dyspnea, and impaired cardiopulmonary function.
- Conditions
- Dyspnea, Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction, Postoperative Respiratory Dysfunction, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07591987
- Testing
- Segmental Breathing Exercises, Active Cycle Breathing Technique, Standard postoperative care
- Where
- 3 sites in Iraq
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- University of Baghdad
Delirium, Cognitive Dysfunction
Can a New EEG Based Tool Predict Post-operative Delirium and Cognitive Dysfunction?
As the population ages and medical progress is made, many elderly patients that previously would not have been candidates for surgery are now undergoing operations.
- Trial name
- NCT03293550
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Thoracic Surgical Procedures, Gastrointestinal Tract
Postoperative Gastrointestinal Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery - Occurrence and Search for Biomarkers
The purpose of this study is to investigate the frequency and grade of gastrointestinal dysfunction in patients after thoracic cardiovascular surgery, and to search for biomarkers of gastrointestinal dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Thoracic Surgical Procedures, Gastrointestinal Tract, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Biomarkers
- Trial name
- GAINDYSFUNCS (NCT02732301)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 501 people
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
Delirium, Heart Diseases
Effect of Intranasal Insulin on POCD and POD
Decline in cognitive function after surgery occurs most commonly in older patients and patients undergoing major surgeries, such as heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03415061
- Testing
- Regular Insulin, Human 100 UNT/ML, Normal Saline Flush, 0.9% Injectable Solution
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 494 people
- Sponsor
- Hiroaki Sato, MD., PhD.
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
Recurrent Angina After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Graft Failure
Prior CABG Patients Evaluated for Saphenous VeIn grAft DysfUnction and Progression of Coronary arTery Disease
This is a multi-center, observational cohort study including patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and ≥1 saphenous vein grafts (SVG) presenting with recurrent ischemic symptoms.
- Conditions
- Recurrent Angina After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Graft Failure, Coronary Artery Disease Progression
- Trial name
- VIADUCT (NCT04772768)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Postoperative; Dysfunction Following Cardiac Surgery, Transfusion Related Complication
Impact of RBC Transfusion Less Than 14 Days on Morbidity and Mortality in Cardiac Surgical Patients
The purpose of the transfusion of packed red blood cell is to overcome acute or chronic anemia cause tissue hypoxia. It increases hemoglobin concentration and consequently increase oxygen delivery to peripheral tissues.
- Trial name
- CGRCard (NCT01915654)
- Testing
- study population
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 459 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Inflammasomes, Cognitive Dysfunction
Correlation of NLRP3 With Cognitive Dysfunction Early After Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
The investigators decided to assess the prognostic value of NLRP3 inflammasome level in early after heart valve replacement surgery and whether it was related to postoperative cognitive dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Inflammasomes, Cognitive Dysfunction, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein, Postoperative Complications
- Trial name
- NCT04191642
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
Acute Lung Injury, Metabolic Disturbances
Acute Lung Injury After Cardiac Surgery: Pathogenesis
The purpose of the present study is to visualize the inflammatory response and coagulation disorders during cardiac surgery in order to identify possible predictors for acute lung injury postoperatively.
- Conditions
- Acute Lung Injury, Metabolic Disturbances, Inflammation, Coagulation; Intravascular
- Trial name
- ALI (NCT02475694)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital