CardiacNCT03047876
Brain Vascular Reactivity to Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest With Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion During Aortic Arch Surgery
An observational study of Cardiac and Aortic Arch Surgery, run by Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
Many neonates and infants who undergo complex cardiac surgery are affected by neurological developmental delays. Whilst catastrophic events are immediately identifiable from clinical examination or by macro changes on MRI or CT scans, smaller changes are often not immediately visible or detected. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 1 day to 1 year
- Conditions the study is for
- Cardiac, Aortic Arch Surgery, Brain Vascular
- What is being tested?
- aortic arch surgery
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- How many people
- 20 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- 1 Mar 2020to 19 Mar 2021
- 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 1 day to 1 year
- All sexes
- Child
Study population: Children, from neonatal age to late infancy, undergoing aortic arch surgery (n=25) will have cerebral perfusion measurements during surgery, including during the cooling and rewarming phase, whilst on cardiopulmonary bypass and during the recovery period in the intensive care unit
Who may be able to join
- All neonates and infants undergoing aortic arch surgery
Who cannot join
- Procedures undertaken as an emergency
- Parents/guardians who do not wish for their child to participate
- Parents/ guardians who are unable to provide written consent
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United Kingdom1 site
Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Liverpool, Merseyside, L12 2AP
About this study
Official title: Brain Vascular Reactivity to Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest With Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion During Aortic Arch Surgery in Neonates and Infants.
Many neonates and infants who undergo complex cardiac surgery are affected by neurological developmental delays. Whilst catastrophic events are immediately identifiable from clinical examination or by macro changes on MRI or CT scans, smaller changes are often not immediately visible or detected.
This is an observational pilot study examining brain vascular reaction to hypothermic circulatory arrest with antegrade cerebral perfusion and neuro-protection techniques during aortic arch surgery in neonates and infants. A combination of duplex ultrasound and transcranial doppler will be used to record in-depth information on the cerebrovascular changes that occur during the entire length of the surgical procedure and during the early postoperative period. The proposed techniques and equipment are non-invasive and are in use clinically to evaluate brain perfusion in a similar age group.
During aortic arch surgery, the patient's body and brain temperature is reduced to values between 18 and 24 degrees centigrade in order to decrease metabolic demand that provides a form of metabolic protection. However, there is no consensus within the clinical community regarding the optimal temperature at which to perform surgery. Moreover, in order to improve cerebral perfusion, the brain is perfused via the right internal carotid artery with cold blood. At Alder Hey Children Hospital, this surgery is undertaken by the three surgeons but, due to clinical preference, differs in relation to the temperature at which surgery is undertaken. This provides the opportunity to observe the impact of different temperatures on cerebral vascular reactivity in neonates and young infants The arguments for future comparisons and a larger randomised study will be made based on the information gained from this observational study.
Read the detailed description
Children who have undergone cardiac surgery are at high risk of neurological disability. Adequate cerebral perfusion during the surgery is paramount to minimise the risk of brain injury which is a well-documented complication. Whilst this is easily identifiable through brain imaging post-operatively, less is known about intracerebral vascular reactivity that arise due to inadequate cerebral perfusion during and immediately following surgery which may result in long-term neurological deficits. Some of these changes have been observed solely through long term evaluation of childhood behaviours, as is seen in the Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial.
Aortic arch surgical repair surgery is performed in acynotic patients with conditions like Hypoplastic Aortic Arch or Interrupted Aortic Arch, or in cyanotic patients for diagnosis such as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, where a single ventricle repair is undertaken by means of a Norwood type operation.
Aortic arch surgery is performed with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass and requires stopping the body's circulation for the time employed to repair the aortic arch. In order to provide protection to the body and to the brain, the patient's temperature is reduced to 18-25C to minimise metabolic requirements. This is particularly important for the brain so circulation can be stopped while operating on the aortic arch in a bloodless field. In recent years, techniques aimed at preserving brain perfusion during circulatory arrest have been developed. Antegrade cerebral perfusion of cold blood (18-25C) via the right internal carotid artery has been successfully employed and it is routinely used at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Nevertheless, target brain temperature, the rate of cooling, perfusion pressure and PCO2 in arterial blood significantly influence cerebral vascular reactivity and perfusion. The optimal temperature to ensure neuroprotection is currently unknown and the temperature for cooling is based on surgeon preference rather than solid evidence.
Currently, clinical practice in the UK is to employ near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as an index of cerebral perfusion. Whilst this is a simple and non-invasive tool, it only measures oxygen levels in the frontal lobes, and is purely indicative of oxygenation, not absorption of oxygen by the cerebral tissue. An injured brain will continue to show normal levels of saturation on NIRS despite hypoxia (lack of oxygen) induced injury. Novel imaging techniques are now available that can provide more in-depth information on real time cerebral perfusion and quantify the magnitude of changes during and following surgery in children. One research study has employed Transcranial Doppler to monitor cerebral velocity during aortic arch surgery whilst on cardiopulmonary bypass with the aim of maintaining cerebral velocity during surgery at a level similar to before cooling. More recently, duplex ultrasound to image the cerebral vessels through the fontanelle has been employed to obtain perfusion data from both hemispheres of the brain during aortic arch surgery. Taken together, these measurement techniques provide unique novel insight into the cerebrovascular changes which occur during the surgical and post-operative period.
- Conditions
- Cardiac, Aortic Arch Surgery, Brain Vascular, Neonates, Infants
- Being tested
- aortic arch surgery
- Keywords
- cardiac, aortic arch surgery, Brain vascular reactivity, neonates, infants
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
aortic arch surgeryProcedure or surgery
Children, from neonatal age to late infancy, undergoing aortic arch surgery (n=20) will have cerebral perfusion measurements during surgery, including during the cooling and rewarming phase, whilst on cardiopulmonary bypass and during the recovery period in the intensive care unit
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| All neonates and infants undergoing aortic arch surgery | Children, from neonatal age to late infancy, undergoing aortic arch surgery (n=20) will have cerebral perfusion measurements during surgery, including during the cooling and rewarming phase, whilst on cardiopulmonary bypass and during the recovery period in the intensive care unit Receives: Procedure: aortic arch surgery |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Feasibility Data
Quantify the impact of surgical and post-operative clinical intervention of aortic arch surgery on cerebral perfusion
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Feb 2017 (estimated)
- Study start1 Mar 2020 (estimated)
- Primary completion19 Mar 2021 (estimated)
- Study completion19 Mar 2021 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for CardiacStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03047876
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 220447
- Status last verified
- Jun 2018
- First submitted
- 3 Feb 2017
- Last updated
- 9 May 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Gaynor JW, Stopp C, Wypij D, Andropoulos DB, Atallah J, Atz AM, Beca J, Donofrio MT, Duncan K, Ghanayem NS, Goldberg CS, Hovels-Gurich H, Ichida F, Jacobs JP, Justo R, Latal B, Li JS, Mahle WT, McQuillen PS, Menon SC, Pemberton VL, Pike NA, Pizarro C, Shekerdemian LS, Synnes A, Williams I, Bellinger DC, Newburger JW; International Cardiac Collaborative on Neurodevelopment (ICCON) Investigators. Neurodevelopmental outcomes after cardiac surgery in infancy. Pediatrics. 2015 May;135(5):816-25. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-3825.
PubMed 25917996McCrindle BW, Tchervenkov CI, Konstantinov IE, Williams WG, Neirotti RA, Jacobs ML, Blackstone EH; Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Risk factors associated with mortality and interventions in 472 neonates with interrupted aortic arch: a Congenital Heart Surgeons Society study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Feb;129(2):343-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.10.004.
PubMed 15678045Wypij D, Newburger JW, Rappaport LA, duPlessis AJ, Jonas RA, Wernovsky G, Lin M, Bellinger DC. The effect of duration of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in infant heart surgery on late neurodevelopment: the Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Nov;126(5):1397-403. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)00940-1.
PubMed 14666011Andropoulos DB, Stayer SA, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD Jr. Regional low-flow perfusion provides comparable blood flow and oxygenation to both cerebral hemispheres during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Dec;126(6):1712-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)01027-4.
PubMed 14688677Ruffer A, Tischer P, Munch F, Purbojo A, Toka O, Rascher W, Cesnjevar RA, Jungert J. Comparable Cerebral Blood Flow in Both Hemispheres During Regional Cerebral Perfusion in Infant Aortic Arch Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jan;103(1):178-185. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.088. Epub 2016 Aug 23.
PubMed 27526653
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 May 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Brain Vascular Reactivity to Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest With Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion During Aortic Arch Surgery in Neonates and Infants.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03047876
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 220447
- Conditions
- Cardiac, Aortic Arch Surgery, Brain Vascular, Neonates, Infants
- Keywords
- cardiac, aortic arch surgery, Brain vascular reactivity, neonates, infants
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation TrustUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Mar 2020 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 19 Mar 2021 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 19 Mar 2021 (estimated)
- First posted
- 9 Feb 2017 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Many neonates and infants who undergo complex cardiac surgery are affected by neurological developmental delays. Whilst catastrophic events are immediately identifiable from clinical examination or by macro changes on MRI or CT scans, smaller changes are often not immediately visible or detected.
This is an observational pilot study examining brain vascular reaction to hypothermic circulatory arrest with antegrade cerebral perfusion and neuro-protection techniques during aortic arch surgery in neonates and infants. A combination of duplex ultrasound and transcranial doppler will be used to record in-depth information on the cerebrovascular changes that occur during the entire length of the surgical procedure and during the early postoperative period. The proposed techniques and equipment are non-invasive and are in use clinically to evaluate brain perfusion in a similar age group.
During aortic arch surgery, the patient's body and brain temperature is reduced to values between 18 and 24 degrees centigrade in order to decrease metabolic demand that provides a form of metabolic protection. However, there is no consensus within the clinical community regarding the optimal temperature at which to perform surgery. Moreover, in order to improve cerebral perfusion, the brain is perfused via the right internal carotid artery with cold blood. At Alder Hey Children Hospital, this surgery is undertaken by the three surgeons but, due to clinical preference, differs in relation to the temperature at which surgery is undertaken. This provides the opportunity to observe the impact of different temperatures on cerebral vascular reactivity in neonates and young infants The arguments for future comparisons and a larger randomised study will be made based on the information gained from this observational study.
Detailed description
Children who have undergone cardiac surgery are at high risk of neurological disability. Adequate cerebral perfusion during the surgery is paramount to minimise the risk of brain injury which is a well-documented complication. Whilst this is easily identifiable through brain imaging post-operatively, less is known about intracerebral vascular reactivity that arise due to inadequate cerebral perfusion during and immediately following surgery which may result in long-term neurological deficits. Some of these changes have been observed solely through long term evaluation of childhood behaviours, as is seen in the Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial.
Aortic arch surgical repair surgery is performed in acynotic patients with conditions like Hypoplastic Aortic Arch or Interrupted Aortic Arch, or in cyanotic patients for diagnosis such as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, where a single ventricle repair is undertaken by means of a Norwood type operation.
Aortic arch surgery is performed with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass and requires stopping the body's circulation for the time employed to repair the aortic arch. In order to provide protection to the body and to the brain, the patient's temperature is reduced to 18-25C to minimise metabolic requirements. This is particularly important for the brain so circulation can be stopped while operating on the aortic arch in a bloodless field. In recent years, techniques aimed at preserving brain perfusion during circulatory arrest have been developed. Antegrade cerebral perfusion of cold blood (18-25C) via the right internal carotid artery has been successfully employed and it is routinely used at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Nevertheless, target brain temperature, the rate of cooling, perfusion pressure and PCO2 in arterial blood significantly influence cerebral vascular reactivity and perfusion. The optimal temperature to ensure neuroprotection is currently unknown and the temperature for cooling is based on surgeon preference rather than solid evidence.
Currently, clinical practice in the UK is to employ near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as an index of cerebral perfusion. Whilst this is a simple and non-invasive tool, it only measures oxygen levels in the frontal lobes, and is purely indicative of oxygenation, not absorption of oxygen by the cerebral tissue. An injured brain will continue to show normal levels of saturation on NIRS despite hypoxia (lack of oxygen) induced injury. Novel imaging techniques are now available that can provide more in-depth information on real time cerebral perfusion and quantify the magnitude of changes during and following surgery in children. One research study has employed Transcranial Doppler to monitor cerebral velocity during aortic arch surgery whilst on cardiopulmonary bypass with the aim of maintaining cerebral velocity during surgery at a level similar to before cooling. More recently, duplex ultrasound to image the cerebral vessels through the fontanelle has been employed to obtain perfusion data from both hemispheres of the brain during aortic arch surgery. Taken together, these measurement techniques provide unique novel insight into the cerebrovascular changes which occur during the surgical and post-operative period.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| All neonates and infants undergoing aortic arch surgery | – | Procedure: aortic arch surgeryChildren, from neonatal age to late infancy, undergoing aortic arch surgery (n=20) will have cerebral perfusion measurements during surgery, including during the cooling and rewarming phase, whilst on cardiopulmonary bypass and during the recovery period in the intensive care unit |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 1 day to 1 year
- Sex
- All
- Age groups
- Child
- Study population
- Children, from neonatal age to late infancy, undergoing aortic arch surgery (n=25) will have cerebral perfusion measurements during surgery, including during the cooling and rewarming phase, whilst on cardiopulmonary bypass and during the recovery period in the intensive care unit
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- All neonates and infants undergoing aortic arch surgery
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Procedures undertaken as an emergency
- Parents/guardians who do not wish for their child to participate
- Parents/ guardians who are unable to provide written consent
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| aortic arch surgeryChildren, from neonatal age to late infancy, undergoing aortic arch surgery (n=20) will have cerebral perfusion measurements during surgery, including during the cooling and rewarming phase, whilst on cardiopulmonary bypass and during the recovery period in the intensive care unit | Procedure or surgery | All neonates and infants undergoing aortic arch surgery |
Primary outcome
Feasibility Data
Time frame: 1 year
Quantify the impact of surgical and post-operative clinical intervention of aortic arch surgery on cerebral perfusion
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 9 May 2019.
- Background: PubMed 25917996Gaynor JW, Stopp C, Wypij D, Andropoulos DB, Atallah J, Atz AM, Beca J, Donofrio MT, Duncan K, Ghanayem NS, Goldberg CS, Hovels-Gurich H, Ichida F, Jacobs JP, Justo R, Latal B, Li JS, Mahle WT, McQuillen PS, Menon SC, Pemberton VL, Pike NA, Pizarro C, Shekerdemian LS, Synnes A, Williams I, Bellinger DC, Newburger JW; International Cardiac Collaborative on Neurodevelopment (ICCON) Investigators. Neurodevelopmental outcomes after cardiac surgery in infancy. Pediatrics. 2015 May;135(5):816-25. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-3825.
- Background: PubMed 15678045McCrindle BW, Tchervenkov CI, Konstantinov IE, Williams WG, Neirotti RA, Jacobs ML, Blackstone EH; Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Risk factors associated with mortality and interventions in 472 neonates with interrupted aortic arch: a Congenital Heart Surgeons Society study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Feb;129(2):343-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.10.004.
- Background: PubMed 14666011Wypij D, Newburger JW, Rappaport LA, duPlessis AJ, Jonas RA, Wernovsky G, Lin M, Bellinger DC. The effect of duration of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in infant heart surgery on late neurodevelopment: the Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Nov;126(5):1397-403. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)00940-1.
- Background: PubMed 14688677Andropoulos DB, Stayer SA, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD Jr. Regional low-flow perfusion provides comparable blood flow and oxygenation to both cerebral hemispheres during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Dec;126(6):1712-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)01027-4.
- Background: PubMed 27526653Ruffer A, Tischer P, Munch F, Purbojo A, Toka O, Rascher W, Cesnjevar RA, Jungert J. Comparable Cerebral Blood Flow in Both Hemispheres During Regional Cerebral Perfusion in Infant Aortic Arch Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jan;103(1):178-185. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.088. Epub 2016 Aug 23.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Cardiac and Aortic Arch Surgery, run by Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.
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 1 inclusion and 3 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 May 2019. 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 Kingdom. 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?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Attilio Lotto (0151 228 4811, attilio.lotto@alderhey.nhs.uk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Feasibility Data (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03047876, which also lists 5 linked publications.
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 9 May 2019.