AI could help heart surgery patients get the right Anti-Inflammatory drug
NCT ID NCT07583290
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is looking at whether an artificial intelligence tool can help doctors decide which heart surgery patients might benefit from a drug called ulinastatin. Ulinastatin is used to reduce inflammation after surgery, but it doesn't work for everyone. Researchers will analyze data from 10,000 patients across four heart centers in China to build and test the AI tool. The goal is to personalize treatment and improve outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ulinastatin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors personalize anti-inflammatory treatment for heart surgery patients, potentially reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The AI tool needs further validation before it can be used in practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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
Patients who underwent cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass at 4 tertiary cardiac centers in China, including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve surgery, congenital heart defect repair, and major vascular surgery. Patients are categorized based on perioperative ulinastatin use (ulinastatin group vs. control group). Data collected from electronic medical records.
- Ages
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18 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: * Patients underwent extracorporeal circulation heart surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair or replacement surgery, congenital heart defect repair surgery, and major vascular and aortic disease surgeries; * Patients received standard treatment (such as anticoagulation, circulatory support), with or without ulinastatin. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who had undergone cardiopulmonary bypass surgery multiple times; * Patients with incomplete clinical records, lacking key information such as patient ID, age, gender and disease diagnosis.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for Cardiac Surgery and Critical Care
Beijing, China
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