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A study of the local anaesthetic lidocaine and the antibiotic doxycycline to help protect the blood vessel lining in patients undergoing heart surgery.

Phase 4
Recruiting
Conditions
Ischaemic Heart Disease
Valvular Heart Disease
Aortic Disease
Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics
Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease
Cardiovascular - Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system
Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases
Registration Number
ACTRN12619000621112
Lead Sponsor
Hearty and Lung Institute of Western Australia
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

All adult patients with capacity to consent undergoing operations requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.

Exclusion Criteria

Unable to consent/ refusal.
Hypersensitivity to study drugs.
Operations not requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.
Known or suspected liver disease
Alcoholism

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in syndecan-1 (Biochemical marker of endothelial glycocalyx injury).<br>Expressed as a fold increase of baseline (pre-induction) level.<br>Assessed by serial serum assays. <br>[Serial measurements,<br>1. pre induction through invasive monitoring line.<br>2. after protamine administration (heparin reversal after end of cardiopulmonary bypass)<br>3. admission to ICU<br>4. 6 hours post operatively. <br>5. First post operative morning<br><br>(Prior work has a peak at 6 hours with diminishing levels observed by the morning of day 1 post op)]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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