Heart surgery warning: thin vessel layer may predict deadly complications
NCT ID NCT04643535
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to see if measuring the glycocalyx—a thin, protective layer inside blood vessels—before heart surgery could predict serious problems like shock, kidney failure, or death. Researchers planned to include 130 adults having heart surgery with a heart-lung machine. The study was stopped early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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130 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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
All patients benefiting from cardiac surgery
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * all patients benefiting from a cardiac surgery with cardio-pulmonary bypass Exclusion Criteria: * impossibility to carry out the measurement by glycocheck device * refusal to participate
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rouen University Hospital
Rouen, 76000, France
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