Clinical trials: Heart Surgery
Tetrology of Fallot, Heart Ventricle
Understanding Dexmedetomidine in Neonates After Open Heart Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine what happens to dexmedetomidine in the body after it has been given to a newborn after heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Tetrology of Fallot, Heart Ventricle, Hypoplastic Left Heart
- Trial name
- Dex (NCT00576381)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Athena Zuppa
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Intramyocardial Injection of Autologous Umbilical Cord Blood Derived Mononuclear Cells During Surgical Repair of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Researchers want to better understand what happens to the heart when the stem cells are injected directly into the muscle of the right side of the heart during the Stage II palliative surgery for single ventricle patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT03779711
- Testing
- Autologous (self) mononuclear cells derived from umbilical cord blood, Stage II Surgical repair
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Timothy J Nelson, MD, PhD
Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
FlexNav EU CE Mark Study
The purpose of this clinical investigation is to characterize the safety of the next-generation FlexNav™ Delivery System for transfemoral implantation of the Portico™ Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve in symptomatic severe aortic…
- Trial name
- NCT03724812
- Testing
- Portico Valve and FlexNav™ Delivery System
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark, Italy and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Congenital Heart Disease
The Effect of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Applied in Children the Day Before Open Heart Surgery
The study research is to analyse brief episodes of limb ischemia applied to children the day before open heart surgery as protection from myocardial injury induced by extracorporeal circulation.
- Trial name
- NCT00868101
- Testing
- Remote ischemic preconditioning
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Elective Surgical Procedure
Effects of Atorvastatin on Endothelial Progenitor Cells After Coronary Surgery
Experimental data have demonstrated favourable effects of statins on endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) mobilization from the bone marrow, and cardiac homing.
- Trial name
- NCT01096875
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion
AtriCure Exclusion of the LAA in Patients Undergoing Concomitant Cardiac Surgery
Prospective, non-randomized trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the LAA Exclusion Device (Clip) for the exclusion of the LAA via epicardial tissue approximation.
- Trial name
- EXCLUDE (NCT00779857)
- Testing
- AtriCure LAA Exclusion System
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- AtriCure, Inc.
Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Disease
Effectiveness of Depression Treatment Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
The purpose of this study is to treat depression in patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Disease, Heart Diseases, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00091962
- Testing
- Psychoeducation; Treatment recommendations, Pharmacotherapy, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 453 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Heart Rate Variability
Does Heart Rate Variablity (HRV) Predict Hypotension in Patients Undergoing Cervical Myelopathy Surgery ?
Cervical myelopathy is commonly associated with degenerative spinal disease. Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is also evident in many cases of cervical myelopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT02360085
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Lashmi Venkatraghavan
Right Ventricular Dysfunction
TEE 3D RV Assessment for SAVR, Mini AVR, and TAVR
Three-dimensional echocardiography has become a gold standard to assess right ventricular (RV) function, and investigators plan to use 3D transesophageal echocardiography to assess RV function in 3 types of aortic valve…
- Trial name
- NCT05804240
- Testing
- 3D TEE RVEF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Evaluation of the Cardioblate CryoFlex Surgical Ablation System in Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Studies have shown that taking drugs to stay out of AF has limited success. This research is designed to study heart rhythm after surgical therapy, namely by measuring if there are benefits to having surgery to treat Atrial…
- Trial name
- CRYO-AF (NCT01558635)
- Testing
- Cardioblate CryoFlex Surgical Ablation, Mitral Valve surgery, Medtronic Reveal XT Insertable Cardiac Monitor
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany, Israel and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Congenital Heart Diseases, Aortic Valve Disorder
Pre-operative Prophylaxis With Vancomycin and Cefazolin in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Patients
The investigators hope to learn 1) if the addition of prophylaxis with vancomycin will decrease the rate of cefazolin non-susceptible surgical site infections (SSI), in high risk population 2) to develop better understanding of…
- Trial name
- NCT01619982
- Testing
- Cefazolin 25 mg/kg body weight and Vancomycin hydrochloride, Cefazolin 30 mg/kg body weight
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Obesity
Effect of Weight Loss on Myocardial Metabolism and Cardiac Relaxation in Obese Adults
Obesity adversely affects myocardial (muscular heart tissue) metabolism, efficiency, and diastolic function. The objective of this study was to determine if weight loss could improve obesity-related myocardial metabolism and…
- Trial name
- NCT00572624
- Testing
- Diet, Gastric bypass surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Delirium
Dexmedetomidine Versus Morphine and Midazolam in Prevention and Treatment of Delirium After Adult Cardiac Surgery
This randomized double-blind parallel clinical study was conducted on 60 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery under general anesthesia, at least 60 yr old, ASA I and II, 70-100 kg body weight and height 160-180 cm.
- Trial name
- NCT03078946
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride, Morphine and Midazolam
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Cardiac Surgery
Remifentanil Versus Dexmedetomidine for Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients With Noninvasive Ventilation Intolerance
The aim of this study is to compare the sedation effects between remifentanil and dexmedetomidine in post-cardiac surgical patients who developed noninvasive ventilation (NIV) intolerance.
- Trial name
- REDNIVIN (NCT03395886)
- Testing
- Remifentanil, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Kidney Failure, Acute
Effect of Erythropoietin (EPO) in Kidney After Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether erythropoietin is effective in preventing acute kidney dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
- Trial name
- EPO-CABG (NCT00654992)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin-Beta, Normal Saline
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Colloids in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Comparison Between a Balanced and a Non-balanced Colloid
This study will compare the clinical efficacy and safety of Volulyte® and Voluven® during elective open-heart surgery in pediatric patients.
- Trial name
- COLCHIRCARD (NCT02584868)
- Testing
- Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 in an isotonic electrolyte solution, Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 in 0.9% sodium chloride
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital
Cardiovascular Diseases, Thoracic Diseases
Respiratory Strength Training in Cardiac Surgical Patients
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) is a common postoperative complication in patients who undergo cardiac surgical procedures. Postoperative dysphagia in cardiac surgical patients is associated with negative health-related…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Thoracic Diseases, Surgery, Surgery--Complications
- Trial name
- NCT04887415
- Testing
- Respiratory Strength Training (RST) Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, With or Without Valve Surgery
Cardiac Rehabilitation Peer Mentorship
The current study is a randomized controlled trial, being conducted at two hospitals in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, involving the randomization of cardiac inpatients into an intervention group, in which they will receive mentorship…
- Conditions
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, With or Without Valve Surgery, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Chronic Stable Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT02204449
- Testing
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Peer Mentorship
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Atrial Fibrillation
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone System (RAAS), Inflammation, and Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent, sustained type of irregular heartbeat and affects over 2 million Americans. Post-operative AF, which leads to significant morbidity and a prolonged hospital stay, complicates 20% to…
- Trial name
- NCT00141778
- Testing
- Ramipril, Spironolactone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 455 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Stress Hyperglycemia
Metabolic Phenotyping During Stress Hyperglycemia in Cardiac Surgery Patients
This study is a prospective randomized study to examine the effects of exposure to dulaglutide on the prevention of stress-hyperglycemia and the metabolic inflammatory response in the perioperative period.
- Trial name
- NCT03743025
- Testing
- Dulaglutide Injection, Saline Injection
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University