Heart surgery showdown: which procedure saves more newborns?

NCT ID NCT05268094

First seen Jan 04, 2026 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 14 times

Summary

This study compares two ways to improve blood flow to the lungs in newborns with congenital heart disease: a surgical shunt or a stent placed in a natural artery. About 300 babies will be randomly assigned to one procedure and followed for one year. The goal is to see which method leads to fewer serious complications or death.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadephia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

  • Children's Wisconsin

    Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

  • Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

  • Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

    Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States

  • Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States

  • Levine Children's Hospital

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States

  • Stanford Children's Health

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals

    Oakland, California, 94609, United States

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • University of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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