Blood filter during heart bypass may prevent organ damage, but trial stopped early
NCT ID NCT06659289
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a device called Efferon LPS that filters blood during heart surgery when a heart-lung machine is used. The goal was to see if it could prevent multiple organ failure, especially kidney damage. Only 14 people took part before the study was stopped, so the results are not reliable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Efferon LPS hemoperfusion device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this device could reduce the risk of organ failure and kidney damage after heart surgery.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 14 participants, so results are very limited. It is unclear if the device provides any real benefit.
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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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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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18 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: * Planned cardiac surgery (aortocoronary bypass, heart valve replacement, etc.) requiring the use of cardiopulmonary bypass Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency nature of cardiac surgery * Cases in which a surgical procedure is required in addition to an aortocoronary artery bypass graft operation * History of aortocoronary bypass surgery * History of hemato-oncology * Receiving immunosuppressive therapy for cancer and autoimmune diseases * Sepsis, acute heart failure, acute respiratory failure, acute kidney injury at the time of enrolment * Chronic kidney disease, stage 5D (requiring continuous hemodialysis) * Treatment with renal replacement therapy in the past 90 days * Presence of cirrhosis (\>5 Child-Pugh score) * Acute pulmonary embolism * Acute myocardial infarction within 3 weeks before elective surgery * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) less than 40% according to echocardiography * Acute cerebrovascular accident within 3 weeks before elective surgery * Pregnancy * Any other clinical condition of the patient that, in the opinion of the investigator, precludes inclusion in this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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