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The German Multicenter Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Group: Congenital Heart Adhesion Prevention (CHAP) Study

Recruiting
Conditions
Congenital heart defectsAdhesions
Registration Number
DRKS00029296
Lead Sponsor
Klinik für Kinderherzchirurgie und Chirurgie angeborener Herzfehler, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
135
Inclusion Criteria

1. Newborns (within 30 days of birth) with ductal-dependent pulmonary or systemic circulation who receive a systemic-to-pulmonary shunt via sternotomy. Shunt procedure (OP1) can be performed with or without CPB and include: Blalock-Taussig shunt, central aorto-pulmonary shunt and xano-shunt (right ventricular to pulmonary artery shunt).
2. The patient’s legal representative(s) approve(s) the patient’s participation in the study by signing the informed consent.
3. Anticipation that the second sternotomy procedure (OP2: bidirectional Glenn, corrective surgery or shunt-exchange) will be performed at an age of the patient beyond 3 months and within the first year of life.
4. Anticipation that both OP1 and OP2 are performed in a study center.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Previous sternotomy
2. Birth weight < 2.5 kg
3. Gestational age < 38 weeks
4. Obstructed pulmonary venous return (pulmonary congestion)
5. Shock (mechanical circulatory support and/or lactate > 5 mmol/l within 48 hours before surgery)
6. Infection (CRP > 20 mg/l within 48 hours before surgery)
7. Kidney failure (serum creatinine > 1.5 mg/dl or urine output < 0.5 ml/kg/h within 48 hours before surgery)
8. Known intolerance to starchy or polyethylene glycol - containing substances
9. The patient is participating in another device or drug study

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
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