Could clear priming reduce inflammation after infant heart surgery?
NCT ID NCT07393243
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether using clear, non-blood fluids to fill the heart-lung machine during surgery can reduce inflammation in infants having a hole in the heart repaired. Sixty babies aged 1 to 18 months will be enrolled. Researchers will measure inflammation markers and recovery times to see if the clear priming method is better than using donated blood.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- non-blood priming fluid
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a safer way to perform heart surgery in infants, reducing inflammation and speeding recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The non-blood prime may not reduce inflammation as hoped.
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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 60 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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Dec 2030
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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1 month to 18 months
- 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: * Weight between 5-10kg * Age 1-18 months * Requiring cardiopulmonary bypass as part of clinically indicated surgery * Surgery performed by Dr. Bohuta or Dr. Greene Exclusion Criteria: * Hemoglobin/hematocrit too low for clear CPB prime (post-dilution Hct \<24%) * Pre-operative ECMO support * Active infection * Not clinically appropriate for clear prime (instability, arrhythmias, desaturation, etc.) * Genetic syndrome * Pork allergy or family requests pork avoidance
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98115, United States
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