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Stroke Study: Operative Strategies to Reduce Cerebral Embolic Events During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01502683

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Official title

Operative Strategies to Reduce Cerebral Embolic Events During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Brief summary

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One of the most devastating complications of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is postoperative stroke. While there are multiple causes of stroke after CABG, particles generated during handling of the aorta is believed to account for most neurologic effects. Handling of the aorta during CABG occurs several times during the operation. One strategy to reduce aortic handling is to avoid cardiopulmonary bypass altogether by using off-pump techniques (OPCAB). Another method is to avoid the use of aortic clamps and/or to use devices that do not require aortic clamping. This study will test the hypothesis that an off-pump (OPCAB) approach and devices to perform clampless surgery will result in the least amount of aortic handling and therefore the lowest incidence and frequency of neurologic adverse events.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01502683
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Other
Enrollment
193 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

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

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Study timeline

Start date
Nov 30, 2011
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2016
Completion
Nov 30, 2016
Last update posted
Jan 23, 2017

2011 – 2016

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta Georgia 30308

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