Face-Down recovery after heart surgery: a simple position change that could save lives?
NCT ID NCT07632027
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether placing patients face-down (prone) soon after heart surgery can improve how well the right side of the heart works. The idea is that this position helps open up collapsed parts of the lungs, making it easier for the heart to pump blood. About 80 adults having planned heart surgery will be randomly assigned to either prone positioning or standard care, and their heart function will be measured.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 80 people
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- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- 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: * Scheduled for cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass Exclusion Criteria: * BMI \>40 * Emergency surgery * In need of secondary surgery * Advanced grown up congenital heart disease * Pulmonary disease * Hemodynamic instability with Norepinephrine \>0.4mcg/kg/min * Any condition which, in the judgement of the investigator, might increase the risk to the patient
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Gothenburg, 41345, Sweden
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