Which Heart-Lung machine is safer for your brain?
NCT ID NCT07516938
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 70 adults having open heart surgery (aortic valve or bypass). It compared a newer, smaller heart-lung machine to the standard one. The goal was to see which method better protects the body's tissues and the brain during surgery. Results will help doctors choose the safest approach.
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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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Jan 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.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- 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 undergoing undergoing open heart surgery with accepted indications under extracorporeal circulation Exclusion Criteria: * need for emergency surgery * surgery on the thoracic aorta * severe co-morbities causing anemia, immunosuppression etc. * immunocompromised patients * inability to give informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cardiothoracic Department, Artistotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine
Thessaloniki, Greece
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Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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