Heart surgery for babies: can a common drug prevent dangerous inflammation?

NCT ID NCT03229538

Summary

This study tested whether giving the steroid methylprednisolone to newborns before and during heart surgery helps control dangerous inflammation and improves recovery. Over 1,200 infants having surgery with a heart-lung machine were randomly given either the steroid or a placebo. Researchers tracked whether the steroid reduced serious complications, length of hospital stay, or death compared to the dummy treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Advocate Children's Hospital

    Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States

  • Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611-2605, United States

  • Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229-3039, United States

  • Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States

  • Children's Hospital and Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

  • Children's Mercy Hospital

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian

    New York, New York, 10032-3702, United States

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

  • St. Louis Children's Hospital

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390-9020, United States

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • University of Florida Health - Shands Hospital

    Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States

  • University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • Utah/Primary Children's Medical Center

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

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