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Del Nido Cardioplegia Randomized Trial

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Cardiac Perfusion
Interventions
Other: Blood-based cardioplegia
Other: del Nido solution
Registration Number
NCT02442050
Lead Sponsor
Inova Health Care Services
Brief Summary

The use of a modified depolarizing cardioplegia solution in adult cardiac surgery would allow for prolonged re-dosing intervals while providing equivalent myocardial protection. The use of del Nido solution has been used extensively in congenital heart surgery for over 25 years. The primary objective is to determine whether expanding this technique to adult cardiac surgery will confer significant benefits in both surgical workflow and patient clinical outcome. The investigators hypotheses with regard to the del Nido solution will demonstrate (1) a non-inferior delivery to the current blood-based cardioplegia strategy in functional recovery or clinical outcome, and (2) superior delivery to the current blood-based cardioplegia strategy in cost analyses.

Detailed Description

This prospective randomized controlled trial is designed for adult patients between the ages of 19-79 presenting for isolated CABG or single valve surgery, with or without CABG, requiring the use of Cardio-Pulmonary Bypass (CPB). Patients with previous cardiac surgery or requiring mechanical and pharmacologic support will be excluded from the study.

Subjects randomized to the intervention group will receive del Nido cardioplegia solution during the aortic cross clamp period. The control group will receive whole-blood cardioplegia according to the Inova Fairfax Adult Cardioplegia protocol. Primary outcomes include clinical indicators for myocardial preservation such as serum troponin levels and the return of spontaneous rhythm. Surrogate primary endpoints for myocardial protection include the requirement for inotropic support and the need for defibrillation after coronary reperfusion. Secondary endpoints include post-operative clinical outcomes, duration of the aortic cross clamp period, and total expenses incurred during the patient length of stay.

The investigators will conduct non-inferiority analyses to examine the effect of cardioplegia treatment arm on clinical outcomes and complications. Analyses of binary outcomes will use a 5% non-inferiority margin and analyses of continuous outcomes will use a 10% non-inferiority margin.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
99
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subjects able to receive and provide informed consent
  • Elective surgical procedures requiring CPB and myocardial arrest
  • Isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery or single valve surgery, with or without CABG
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous cardiac surgery
  • Patients with preoperative inotropic pharmacological support
  • Patients on preoperative mechanical circulatory support
  • Patients with an implanted pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  • Patients with non-isolated CABG or other non-CABG procedures with single valve surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Blood-based cardioplegiaBlood-based cardioplegiaAdministering of cardioplegia using current standard of care blood-based cardioplegia protocol.
del Nido solutiondel Nido solutionAdministering of cardioplegia using del Nido solution in eligible patients.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Defibrillation requirementCollected from beginning of surgery until discharge from the hospital, an expected average of 9 days.

• Defibrillation requirement will be measured as:

* Defibrillation needed after coronary reperfusion (Y/N)

* Number of defibrillations required

Return to spontaneous sinus rhythmCollected from beginning of surgery until transfer of patient out of the operating room.

Return to spontaneous sinus rhythm measured as yes or no

Change in blood troponin levelsMeasured once immediately before surgery, then at 3 time-points post surgery (at 2, 12, 24 hours post-surgery).

• Blood troponin levels measured at:

* Baseline prior to surgery

* 2 hours after termination of cardiopulmonary bypass

* 12 hours after admission to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

* 24 hours after admission to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Inotropic requirementAssessed from beginning of surgery until patient is discharged from the hospital, an expected average of 9 days.

• Inotropic requirements will be measures as:

* Inotropic pharmacologic support (Y/N)

* Duration of inotropic support after cardiopulmonary bypass measured in hours

Hemodynamic instabilityCollected from beginning of surgery until discharge from the hospital, an expected average of 9 days.

Measures as return to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) due to hemodynamic instability (Y/N)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ejection fraction at termination of CPBDuring surgical procedure at the termination of CPB

Calculated ejection fraction at termination of Cardiopulmonary bypass (via TEE- in percentage)

Total aortic cross clamp durationMeasured during surgery from start to end of aortic cross clamp

Aortic cross clamp duration measured as the total number of minutes.

Total duration of CPBMeasured during surgery from start to end of CPB

Cardiopulmonary bypass duration measured as the total number of minutes.

Amount of cardioplegia solutionMeasured from start to end of surgery

Total amount of cardioplegia solution administered measured in mL

Total expense of surgical stayMeasured from patient admission to hospital until discharge from hospital, an expected average of 9 days.

Total expenses incurred during entire patient length of hospital stay (US dollars)

Post-Operative Clinical OutcomesAssessed from beginning of surgery until patient discharge from hospital, an expected average of 9 days, or up to 30 days after surgery for select outcomes (see below).

Postoperative clinical outcomes, as defined by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgical Database

• Operative mortality and readmissions are assessed up to 30 days after surgery

Cardioplegia costsMeasured from start to end of surgery

Cardioplegia costs (US dollars) including:

* Solution preparation

* Disposables

* Delivery system and associated tools

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Inova Heart and Vascular Institute

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Falls Church, Virginia, United States

CVTSA

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Falls Church, Virginia, United States

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