Clinical trials: Post-operative Cardiac Surgery
Individuals Undergoing Cardiac and General Surgery
Hydroxychloroquine and Cognitive Function After Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether hydroxychloroquine decreases the relative leakage of the brain barrier after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03025087
- Testing
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Heart; Dysfunction Postoperative, Cardiac Surgery
Suppression Of Atrial Fibrillation With Ranolazine After Cardiac Surgery
The objective of this study is to show that ranolazine is a safe, viable and potent alternative for post-operative atrial fibrillation suppression in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
- Trial name
- NCT01352416
- Testing
- Ranolazine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Postoperative Delirium, Aortic Valve Stenosis
Assessing the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium Following Aortic Valve Replacement
Our primary aim in this observational study is to identify the incidence of POD in the first five postoperative days by using the 3-minute Diagnostic confusion assessment method (3D-CAM), the derived version for intensive care…
- Trial name
- IPOD-AV (NCT03950440)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Oxygenation, Manual Ventilation
AMBU Bag Manual Ventilation vs. Transport Ventilator Mechanical Ventilation for Transport
This is a clinical trial to compare the oxygenation and ventilation performance between manual ventilation and mechanical ventilation when transporting cardiac patients to the ICU.
- Conditions
- Oxygenation, Manual Ventilation, Mechanical Ventilation, Point of Care Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT06006208
- Testing
- Hamilton C1 ventilator during transport to the ICU
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Coronary Artery Disease
Prophylactic Maze to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Cardiac Surgery
This study will look at performing a prophylactic limited left sided maze procedure during concomitant adult cardiac surgery to prevent the common occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- PREVENT-AF (NCT03604432)
- Testing
- propylactic maze
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health West
Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery, Inflammatory Reaction After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Efficacy of Nitric Oxide Administration in Attenuating Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Around 7500 neonates born yearly in the United States have complex congenital heart disease that require surgical repair in the first few days of life.
- Trial name
- NCT02151877
- Testing
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Delirium, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Prevention of Early Postoperative Decline
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether using a brain training program in the time leading up to as well as after heart surgery will reduce confusion and cognitive loss that can occur after surgery.
- Trial name
- PEaPoD (NCT02908464)
- Testing
- Lumosity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and/or Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery
Sugammadex and Decreased Time to Extubation
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate faster time to extubation after arrival in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (ICU) in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), AVR and AVR/CABG…
- Trial name
- NCT03196167
- Testing
- Sugammadex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Surgical Site Infection, Sternal Infection
D-PLEX 302: Efficacy and Safety of D-PLEX in the Prevention of Sternal Infection Post Cardiac Surgery
Prospective, Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel Controlled, Two arms, Single Blind, Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of D-PLEX Administered Concomitantly with the Standard of Care (SOC) IV Prophylactic…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Sternal Infection, Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT03558984
- Testing
- D-PLEX, Standard of Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- PolyPid Ltd.
Delirium
Delirium and EuroSCORE II in Cardiac Surgery
The goal of this observational study is to find out the association between EuroSCORE II of Delirium in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05218720
- Testing
- EuroSCORE II risk score and CAM-ICU (The Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Postoperative Complications
Glutamate for Metabolic Intervention in Coronary Surgery II
The aim of GLUTAMICS II is to evaluate whether intravenous glutamate infusion surgery reduces the risk of postoperative heart failure as measured by plasma NT-proBNP in patients undergoing moderate to high-risk coronary artery…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Postoperative Complications, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- GLUTAMICSII (NCT02592824)
- Testing
- glutamate infusion, saline infusion
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 321 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
Neuromuscular Blockade, Postoperative Complications
Effect of Neuromuscular Blockade on Pulmonary Complications in Elective Cardiac Surgery
The investigators will conduct a prospective, randomized trial to assess the impact of neuromuscular blockade on early (<72 hours post-ICU admission) postoperative respiratory complications in cardiac surgical patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02635542
- Testing
- Succinylcholine, Cisatracurium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Hemorrhage, Surgical, Hemorrhage Postoperative
Safe and Timely Antithrombotic Removal - Direct Oral Anticoagulants Apixaban & Rivaroxaban (STAR-D)
Prospective, Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Study to Evaluate DrugSorb-ATR Removal of Apixaban and Rivaroxaban to Reduce Likelihood of Serious Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Urgent Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Conditions
- Hemorrhage, Surgical, Hemorrhage Postoperative, Blood Loss, Surgical, Blood Loss, Postoperative
- Trial name
- STAR-D (NCT05093504)
- Testing
- DrugSorb-ATR system
- Where
- 27 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- CytoSorbents, Inc
Acute Kidney Injury, Post-Operative Delirium
Short-term Atorvastatin's Effect on Acute Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery
Aim1a: Statin naive patient's scheduled for cardiac surgery will be randomized to 80mg atorvastatin or placebo on the day prior to surgery and then 40mg daily thereafter until hospital discharge to test the hypothesis that…
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Post-Operative Delirium, Icu Delirium, Acute Renal Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00791648
- Testing
- atorvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 653 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bleeding, Surgical Blood Loss
Decreasing Postoperative Blood Loss by Topical vs. Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Open Cardiac Surgery
The aim is to conduct a double-blinded single-centre randomized controlled clinical trial of application of topical dose of tranexamic acid (TA) versus the usual intravenous TA in patients undergoing cardiac surgery at the…
- Trial name
- DEPOSITION (NCT03376061)
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Atrial Fibrillation
Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Prevention of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation
This is a large multi-center study to examine whether peri-operative intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) will reduce the occurrence of post-operative atrial fibrillation or flutter (AF) in patients undergoing cardiac…
- Trial name
- OPERA (NCT00970489)
- Testing
- Omega -3 fatty acids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,516 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Patients Waiting for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Patients Waiting for Aortic Valve Repair or Replacement
Pre-operative Rehabilitation for Reduction of Hospitalization After Coronary Bypass and Valvular Surgery.
The PREHAB study is a clinical trial where frail patients waiting for heart surgery are randomly chosen to either receive the current standard of care or to participate in an 8-week exercise/education program at a community-based…
- Conditions
- Patients Waiting for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Patients Waiting for Aortic Valve Repair or Replacement, Patients Waiting for Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement, Patients Waiting for Combined Procedures. (CAGB and Valve)
- Trial name
- PREHAB (NCT02219815)
- Testing
- Prehab Intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- St. Boniface Hospital
Hip Fracture, Myocardial Ischemia
Pilot Study of Atorvastatin for Orthopedic Surgery Patients
Up to 35% of hip fracture patients have been shown to experience heart injury after surgery, and as many as 10% have a heart attack or die in the three months after surgery.
- Conditions
- Hip Fracture, Myocardial Ischemia, Inflammation
- Trial name
- POST-OP Pilot (NCT02197065)
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Congenital Heart Disease
Washed Versus Standard Blood Cell Transfusions in Pediatric Open Heart Surgery
Background: Children having open heart surgery to repair congenital heart defects demonstrate a large inflammatory response to the heart-lung machine and to surgery itself.
- Trial name
- NCT00693498
- Testing
- Standard leukoreduced irradiated blood cell transfusion, Washed leukoreduced irradiated blood cell transfusions
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Bleeding, Surgical Blood Loss
DEPOSITION - Decreasing Postoperative Blood Loss by Topical vs. Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Open Cardiac Surgery
The aim is to conduct a double-dummy multi-centre randomized controlled clinical trial of application of topical dose of tranexamic acid (TxA) versus the usual intravenous TxA in patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery.
- Conditions
- Bleeding, Surgical Blood Loss, Seizures
- Trial name
- DEPOSITION (NCT03954314)
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid
- Where
- 16 sites in Canada, China and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 3,242 people
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute