Heart surgery fluid showdown: which priming solution works best?
NCT ID NCT07267546
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how different fluids used to fill the heart-lung machine before heart surgery affect the body's balance. 80 adults having bypass or valve surgery will be split into four groups, each receiving a different priming solution. Researchers will track changes in acid-base balance, electrolytes, and kidney function to find the safest option.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ringer's Acetate and Plasmalyte (priming solutions)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the best priming fluid to reduce side effects during heart surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It is not testing a new treatment, only comparing existing fluids.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 18 years and above * Undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery as single surgery * Undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) as single surgery (AtriClip is allowed) * Given consent to participate, both verbal and written Exclusion Criteria: * Subnormal heart function (defined as an ejection fraction \<45%), and no signs of heart failure (edema). * Body weight \<60 kg or \>120 kg * Preoperative hemoglobin \<120 g/L, * Subnormal kidney function (defined as GFR \<30 ml/min), * Blood sodium outside normal range (135-145 mmol/l), * Need of acute surgery * AVR due to aortic valve insufficiency * Changes in operating method or addition of intraoperative procedures.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Skane University hospital
RECRUITINGLund, 22185, Sweden
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