New trial tests if operating on Newborns' hearts within 28 days beats waiting months
NCT ID NCT06822400
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two surgical timings for babies born with Tetralogy of Fallot, a serious heart defect. One group gets corrective surgery within 28 days of birth, the other at the usual 3-6 months. Researchers will track deaths, reoperations, and recovery to see if earlier surgery leads to better outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- corrective heart surgery
- What this could lead to
- If early surgery works better, it could improve survival and long-term heart function for babies born with this serious heart defect.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (160 babies) and results may not apply to all hospitals. Surgery in newborns carries higher risks of complications.
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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 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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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1 minute to 6 months
- 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: Clinical diagnosis of TOF's Disease. Full-term neonates aged ≤28 days. Birth weight of all eligible male or female patients \>2.5 kg. All included study participants must be able to give an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Preterm infants . Coexisting complex cardiac anomalies. Severe TOF with pulmonary artery hypoplasia , recurrent hypoxic episodes , or conditions warranting palliative or single-ventricle repair. Extra-cardiac anomalies, including genetic or chromosomal abnormalities. Neonatal bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Deteriorating conditions in the control group precluding surgery by 3 months of age. Parental refusal to participate in the clinical trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Anzhen Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100013, China
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