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Heart surgery in childhood: a hidden impact on speech and memory?
NCT ID NCT06565299
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether children born with heart defects who need surgery might also have delays in speech and thinking. Researchers will check the children's cognitive and language skills before their operation and again one and two years after. The goal is to see if speech problems can be an early warning sign of broader neurodevelopmental challenges in these young patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
- What this could lead to
- If this study succeeds, it could help identify early signs of cognitive and speech delays in children with congenital heart defects, potentially leading to earlier interventions and support.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all children with heart defects, and the follow-up period may be too short to capture long-term outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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217 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2019
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- 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
5-7 years old children with congenital heart defects bofore abd after cardiovascular operation with cardiopulmonary bypass
- Ages
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5 to 7 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: * children with congenital heart disease that required total correction using cardiopulmonary bypass Exclusion Criteria: * patients with heart disease requiring palliative or endovascular correction, as well as children with chromosomal and genetic diseases (determined by karyotyping)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aleksandra Aeksandrovna Rumiantseva
Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast, 650066, Russia
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