Heart drug may shield patients from Post-Surgery heart injury
NCT ID NCT05279651
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether ivabradine, a drug that slows heart rate, can prevent heart injury after noncardiac surgery. About 2,100 high-risk patients aged 45 and older will receive either ivabradine or a placebo before and after surgery. The goal is to see if the drug reduces heart damage within 30 days after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ivabradine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple way to prevent heart injury after surgery, reducing hospital stays and complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial, but ivabradine may not reduce heart injury more than placebo. It also requires careful heart rate monitoring and may cause side effects like slow heart rate or vision issues.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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2,146 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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45 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: 1. Undergoing noncardiac surgery 2. ≥45 years of age 3. Expected to require at least an overnight hospital admission after surgery 4. Provide written informed consent to participate in the PREVENT-MINS Trial, AND 5. Fulfill ≥1 of the following 5 criteria (A-E): A. History of coronary artery disease B. History of peripheral arterial disease C. History of stroke D. Undergoing major vascular surgery, OR E. Any 3 of 9 risk criteria: i. Undergoing major surgery ii. History of congestive heart failure iii. History of a transient ischaemic attack iv. Diabetes and currently taking an oral hypoglycemic agent or insulin v. Age ≥70 years vi. History of hypertension vii. Serum creatinine \>175 µmol/L (\>2.0 mg/dl) viii. History of smoking within 2 years of surgery ix. Undergoing emergent/urgent surgery Exclusion Criteria: 1. Conduction abnormalities: A. Non-sinus rhythm on ECG B. Sinoatrial or AV (2nd and 3d degree) blocks C. Sick sinus syndrome D. Long QT syndrome E. Pacemaker dependent 2. Transplanted heart (or on waiting list) 3. Use of a selected class I or III antiarrhythmic drug (quinidine, disopyramide, sotalol, ibutilide, amiodarone) or diltiazem/verapamil 4. Resting heart rate \<65 beats per minute on the day of surgery 5. Systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg on the day of surgery 6. Acute decompensated heart failure, cardiogenic shock, acute myocarditis 7. Acute coronary syndrome within 2 months before surgery; 8. Stroke or transient cerebral ischaemia within 1 month before surgery 9. Known severe liver or kidney disease (MDRD creatinine clearance \<15 mL/min) 10. Inability to tolerate oral intake 11. Recent use of ivabradine (\<1 month) 12. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to ivabradine 13. Low-risk surgical procedure based on individual physician's judgment 14. Investigator considers the patient unreliable regarding requirement for study compliance 15. Women of childbearing potential who are not taking effective contraception, pregnant or breast-feeding 16. Previously enrolled in the PREVENT-MINS study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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5 Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny z Polikliniką Samodzielny Publiczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej w Krakowie
Krakow, 30-901, Poland
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Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi
Lodz, 92-213, Poland
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Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawła II
Krakow, 31-202, Poland
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SP ZOZ Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie
Krakow, 31-501, Poland
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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny 1 w Lublinie
Lublin, 20-081, Poland
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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 Pomorskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego
Szczecin, 72-252, Poland
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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 im. Prof. Stanisława Szyszko Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach
Zabrze, 41-800, Poland
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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 2 Pomorskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego
Szczecin, 70-111, Poland
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Specjalistyczny Szpital Wojewódzki w Ciechanowie
Ciechanów, 06-400, Poland
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Specjalistyczny Szpital im. Edwarda Szczeklika w Tarnowie
Tarnów, 33-100, Poland
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Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Krakowie sp. z o.o.
Krakow, 31-826, Poland
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Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stefana Żeromskiego w Krakowie
Krakow, 31-913, Poland
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Szpital Specjalistyczny św. Łukasza w Końskich
Gmina Końskie, 26-200, Poland
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Szpital Uniwersytecki im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Zielonej Górze
Zielona Góra, 65-001, Poland
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Szpital Uniwersytecki nr 1 im. dr Antoniego Jurasza w Bydgoszczy
Bydgoszcz, 85-094, Poland
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Szpital Zakonu Bonifratrów św. Jana Grandego w Krakowie
Krakow, 31-061, Poland
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Szpital św. Rafała w Krakowie
Krakow, 30-693, Poland
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Opolu
Opole, 45-401, Poland
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny we Wrocławiu
Wroclaw, 50-556, Poland
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Gdańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego
Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego Centralny Szpital Kliniczny
Warsaw, 02-097, Poland
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego Szpital Kliniczny Dzieciątka Jezus
Warsaw, 02-005, Poland
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne im. Prof. Kornela Gibińskiego Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny
Katowice, 40-752, Poland
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Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Olsztynie
Olsztyn, 10-561, Poland
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Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny Centralny Szpital Kliniczny MON
Warsaw, 04-141, Poland
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ZZOZ Szpital Śląski w Cieszynie
Cieszyn, 43-400, Poland
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