Gentler Heart-Lung machine may mean less Post-Surgery inflammation
NCT ID NCT07823400
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are comparing two ways of running the heart-lung machine during coronary artery bypass surgery to see which triggers less body-wide inflammation. The study follows 80 adults having planned bypass surgery, split by the circulation technique their surgical team uses. Investigators track three routine blood-test ratios before surgery, 6 and 24 hours after, and at discharge, along with selected clinical outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Two heart-lung machine techniques used during coronary artery bypass surgery: a minimally invasive system and conventional cardiopulmonary bypass
- What this could lead to
- If one technique causes less inflammation, it could guide surgeons toward a gentler bypass approach and possibly smoother recoveries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study of 80 people, so it can show a link but not prove cause and effect. Blood-test ratios are indirect markers, and results may not apply to emergency or repeat surgeries.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients aged 30-70 years undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery with either minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation or conventional cardiopulmonary bypass at Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital.
- Ages
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30 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 30-70 years * Patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery * Patients in whom cardiopulmonary bypass is planned * Written informed consent obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgery * Redo cardiac surgery * Concomitant valve surgery * Previous open heart surgery * Preoperative renal and/or hepatic failure * Malignancy * Active infection or inflammatory disease-
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGBursa, Bursa, 16000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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