New recovery plan aims to speed up heart surgery healing
NCT ID NCT05225272
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a structured recovery program helps people who have heart surgery with a heart-lung machine recover faster. The program includes steps before, during, and after surgery to reduce pain, lower opioid use, and shorten hospital stays. About 92 adults having their first on-pump heart surgery will take part at one hospital in Canada.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Enhanced Recovery Program (a set of perioperative care steps)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this program could help heart surgery patients recover faster, with less pain and fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (92 people) at one hospital, so results may not apply widely. The program may not improve recovery as hoped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 92 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
Who is studied
The investigators aim to conduct a bidirectional cohort study including on-pump cardiac surgery patients. This study will take place at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM).
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * On-pump cardiac surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) lower than 50% * Glomerular filtration rate lower than 50 mL/min * Significant pulmonary hypertension (systolic pulmonary artery pressure higher than 65 mmHg) * Presence of Intra-aortic balloon pump therapy before surgery * Endocarditis surgery * An estimated mortality over 8% based on the EuroSCORE II * Patients who already had cardiac surgery in the past.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Montreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada