Which fluid best shields the heart during bypass? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07358221
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will compare three different fluids used to protect the heart during coronary artery bypass surgery. Researchers will measure tiny particles and immune system markers in the blood to see which fluid causes the least heart muscle injury. The goal is to find the safest approach for patients undergoing this common heart procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cardioplegia solutions (St. Thomas' cold crystalloid, Calafiore warm blood, modified del Nido cold blood)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help surgeons choose the best heart-protection method during bypass surgery, potentially reducing heart damage.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study (30 people) that measures biological markers, not patient outcomes. The results may not change practice directly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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.
- Ages
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40 to 75 years
- 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: * All consecutive patients undergoing elective primary coronary artery bypass grafting will be enrolled in this study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded from this study if they had suffered from previous myocardial infarction, had reduced ejection fraction or were undergoing combined or repeated surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Damascus University Cardiac Surgery Hospital
Damascus, Rif-dimashq Governorate, Rawda, Syria
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