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Congenital Heart SurgeryNCT00215072

Death Following Congenital Heart Surgery

An observational study of Congenital Heart Surgery and Congenital Heart Defects, run by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to elucidate the patterns of death following congenital heart surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2005to Feb 2007
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients in the congenital surgery database

Who may be able to join

  • Patients in the congenital surgery database
  • Post-operative surgical mortality
  • Deaths within 30 days of surgery
  • Deaths prior to ever leaving the hospital

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

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About this study

The purpose of this study is to elucidate the patterns of death following congenital heart surgery.

Read the detailed description

With the improvements in instrumentation, surgical technique, and critical care, the overall mortality following congenital heart surgery has become extremely low. Also, with the introduction of extracorporeal support (ECMO), especially in the emergency setting, acute deaths are extremely rare. The majority of post-operative deaths seem to be the result of a prolonged hospitalization with a progressive decline to multi-system organ failure.

The primary aim of the study is to elucidate the patterns of death following congenital heart surgery. The secondary aims of the study are to discover patterns and consistencies among the deaths and to discover points of potential intervention to reduce surgical mortality. The study will be conducted through a retrospective chart review of approximately 40 patients.

Keywords
Death after heart surgery, surgical mortality, post-operative mortality, pediatric health, cardiac
Medical subject headings
Heart Defects, Congenital

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2005
  3. Study completionFeb 2007

Why it stopped: insufficient number of patient charts to support hypothesis

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
40 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00215072
Sponsor's protocol ID
05-090
Status last verified
May 2007
First submitted
20 Sep 2005
Last updated
16 Mar 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Congenital Heart Surgery and Congenital Heart Defects, run by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Mar 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: insufficient number of patient charts to support hypothesis). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Mar 2012.

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