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Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00769691

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Official title

Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring in Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Comparison of Near Infrared Spectroscopy With Transcranial Doppler

Brief summary

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Blood flow to the brain is normally regulated to ensure a constant supply of blood with oxygen and nutrients. During heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass, blood pressure is kept at a level that may or may not be below an individual's lower level of brain blood flow autoregulation. If lower, the brain may be exposed to an inadequate blood flow that could result in brain damage. The purpose of this study is to examine whether monitoring with a non-invasive FDA approved device that measures oxygen saturation of the superficial layers of the brain (near infrared spectroscopy) can, when combined with blood pressure measurements, provide information on the blood pressure level where brain blood flow is not autoregulated. The goal of this research is to develop a method to individualize blood pressure during surgery to a level that is within a patient's brain blood flow autoregulation range as a means for improving outcomes for patient undergoing heart surgery.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00769691
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Other
Enrollment
225 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Not listed

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
60 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Mar 31, 2008
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2010
Completion
Jun 30, 2010
Last update posted
Aug 21, 2017

2008 – 2010

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Maryland 21210

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