Heart surgery anesthesia may impact brain health in seniors
NCT ID NCT07598019
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study watches 210 older adults (60+) having heart surgery to see if the anesthesia drug remimazolam affects their thinking and memory afterward. Participants answer questionnaires about confusion and mental function. The goal is to learn, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 210 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Undergo elective cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Male or female adult patients aged 60 years or older 2. Receiving elective cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass 3. Written Informed consent provided Exclusion Criteria: 1. Deep hypothermia circulatory arrest 2. Breastfeeding or pregnancy 3. Mental or legal disability 4. Terminal illness with a life expectancy of less than 3 months 5. Unable to receive neuro-cognitive evaluation due to language, vision, or hearing impairments
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100037, China
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