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Levosimendan Versus Combination With Magnesium Sulphate on Spine Protection by NIRS in Infants Undergoing Coarctectomy

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Aortic Coarctation
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04330755
Lead Sponsor
Dalia Saad Abd-El Kader
Brief Summary

In pediatric patients ,undergoing elective surgical correction of aortic coarcatation one of our main concern is spinal cord protection .Our aim to study the protective effect of levosimendan versus its combination with magnesium sulphate .

Detailed Description

Effect of levosimendan and its combination with magnesium sulphate infusion as spinal cord protection using NIRS values before Aortic cross clamp and 10,20 min after cross clamp till the end of surgery .

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Age group ranging from 0 to 12 months of both sexes. Aortic coarcatation eligible for correction

Exclusion Criteria

Parents or guardian refusal. Age more than12 months. Significant left ventricular dysfunction Patient with Heart block Patient with pre-existing CNS disorder eg seizure Patient with renal or hepatic dysfunction

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group MLevosimendanLevosimendan and Magnesium sulphate group will received both drugs
Group CSaline SolutionControl group will received saline
Group MMagnesium SulfateLevosimendan and Magnesium sulphate group will received both drugs
Group LLevosimendanLevosimendan group will received levosimendan infusion
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Near Infrared Spectroscopy valuePerioperative(immediately before cross clamp,10&20 min after cross clamping Aorta)

After aortic cross clamping to compare the spinal cord protective effect of levosimendan versus its combination with magnesium sulphate.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sara ABD El-Salam

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Cairo, Egypt

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