New blood pressure strategy aims to protect newborns during heart surgery
NCT ID NCT07221721
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This pilot study tests whether actively managing blood pressure during heart surgery in newborns can reduce dangerous low blood pressure episodes. About 130 newborns will be randomly assigned to either standard care or a new approach using a special monitor to keep blood pressure above a safe level. The goal is to see if this method is feasible and safe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Active mean arterial pressure (MAP) management using a novel autoregulation monitoring device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could reduce the risk of low blood pressure during and after heart surgery in newborns, potentially improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early pilot study, so results may not be conclusive. The monitoring device is new and may not work as expected in all cases.
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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.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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30 to 30 days
- 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: * All neonates (\<30 days of age) * Undergoing cardiothoracic surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass Exclusion Criteria: * Less than full term (\<37 weeks gestation) * Weight \< 2.50kg * Genetic abnormality or syndrome except heterotaxy syndrome * Major non-cardiac anomalies (e.g. congenital diaphragmatic hernia, - omphalocele, holoprosencephaly, anencephaly)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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