Heart surgery brain risk: could custom blood pressure targets prevent delirium?

NCT ID NCT05595954

First seen Feb 01, 2026 · Last updated Jun 19, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This study looks at whether keeping a patient's blood pressure within their personal safe range during heart surgery can reduce brain problems like confusion, stroke, or memory issues. Researchers will monitor 500 patients having heart surgery and track their blood pressure and brain function. The goal is to see if personalized blood pressure management leads to better recovery.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Cambridge University Hospitals and Brain Physics Lab

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    Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom

  • Clinic for Anaesthesia, Intermediate Care, Prehospital Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Basel

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    Basel, 4031, Switzerland

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  • Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

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    Bern, 3010, Switzerland

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  • Royal Papworth Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

    RECRUITING

    Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this could lead to personalized blood pressure targets during heart surgery to reduce brain complications like delirium and stroke.

What could go wrong

This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may only show an association, not a cause, and results may not change practice immediately.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

brain ischemia Emergence Delirium hypotensive disorder Postoperative Cognitive Complications

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.