Morning or afternoon? new study tests best time for heart surgery
NCT ID NCT02812901
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether the time of day a person has heart surgery changes how their heart muscle tolerates the stress of the procedure. Researchers took small tissue samples from the hearts of 88 patients having planned heart surgery, either in the morning or afternoon. They then tested these samples in the lab to see how much damage occurred when blood flow was temporarily stopped and then restored, mimicking what happens during surgery.
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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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88 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2016
- Finished
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Jul 2017
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Patient scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery and/or aortic valve replacement with extra-corporeal circulation * Patient in sinus rhythm at the time of surgery * Patient older than 18 * Patient able to understand the information and consent forms Exclusion Criteria: * Medical history of type 2 diabetes, atrial fibrillation or use of class III anti-arhythmic drug * left ventricle ejection fraction \< 40% * Pregnancy * Patient in emergency condition
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lille University Hospital
Lille, 59000, France
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