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N/A N=460 Randomized Double-blind Prevention

Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring During Cardiac Surgery

Thoracic Surgery · Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Enrolled (actual)
460
Serious AEs
55.2%
Results posted
Mar 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Composite Neurological Outcome of Clinical Stroke or New Ischemic Brain Lesion on Diffusion Weighted MRI or Neurocognitive Dysfunction 4 to 6 Weeks After Surgery. — 79; 70 Participants — p=.752

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
blood pressure maintenance based on cerebral blood flow autoregulation measurement (Drug); Control group (Device)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 55+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Northwestern University
Primary completion
Feb 2020

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Composite Neurological Outcome of Clinical Stroke or New Ischemic Brain Lesion on Diffusion Weighted MRI or Neurocognitive Dysfunction 4 to 6 Weeks After Surgery.
79; 70 .752
SECONDARY
Postoperative Delirium
34; 19 .053
SECONDARY
Multiple Inotropic Drugs>24 Hours After Surgery
13; 6 .149
SECONDARY
Mechanical Lung Ventilation>24 Hours After Surgery
22; 13 .144
SECONDARY
Insertion of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump
19; 14 .439
SECONDARY
Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
89; 79 .311
SECONDARY
Sepsis
7; 2 .103
SECONDARY
Acute Kidney Injury Within 7 Days After Surgery.
56; 62 .608
SECONDARY
New Renal Replacement Therapy
6; 4 .541
SECONDARY
Multisystem Organ Failure After Surgery
7; 2 .103
SECONDARY
Mortality
12; 5 .129

Summary

Neurological complications from cardiac surgery are an important source of operative mortality, prolonged hospitalization, health care expenditure, and impaired quality of life. New strategies of care are needed to avoid rising complications for the growing number of aged patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This study will evaluate novel methods for reducing brain injury during surgery from inadequate brain blood flow using techniques that could be widely employed.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or female patients undergoing primary or re-operative Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) and/or valvular surgery or ascending aorta surgery that requires Cardio-pulmonary bypass (CPB) who are at high risk for neurologic complications (stroke or encephalopathy) as determined by a Johns Hopkins risk score of >0.02

Exclusion Criteria

  • Contraindication to MRI imaging (e.g., permanent pacemaker, cerebral arterial vascular clips)
  • Liver function test before surgery more than twice the upper limit of institutional normal
  • Pre-existing renal dysfunction defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate of ≤60 mL/min, or current renal dialysis
  • Emergency surgery
  • Inability to attend outpatient visits
  • Visual impairment or inability to speak and read English. The patient will be excluded from further study if an adequate temporal window for Transcranial Doppler (TCD) monitoring can not be identified before surgery.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00981474). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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