Which blood pressure monitor is best for heart surgery patients? study aims to find out.
NCT ID NCT06828432
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will enroll 50 adults recovering from open-heart surgery to test three FDA-approved, non-invasive devices (ClearSight, CareTaker, and CNAP) that measure blood pressure and how well the heart pumps blood. The goal is to see which device is most accurate compared to standard invasive monitors. The results could help doctors use safer, non-invasive tools to guide treatment in intensive care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring devices (ClearSight, CareTaker, CNAP)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show which non-invasive monitor is most accurate, potentially reducing the need for riskier invasive monitoring in heart surgery patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage validation study (50 participants) that only tests accuracy, not patient outcomes. The devices may not prove reliable enough to replace current methods.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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.
Who is studied
All patients with estimates of cardiac output (CO) in patients with an indwelling pulmonary artery catheter. in 50 intensive care unit, intubated patients during the patient's normal course of treatment using their usually present invasive monitoring devices for the first 8 hours following cardiac surgery.
- Ages
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18 to 105 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: * Adult patients (18 years and older) * Male and female patients following cardiac surgery admitted to the CTICU with or without a pulmonary artery catheter Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects whose sternum remains open post-surgery and/or the presence of a LV ventricular assist device. * Presence of a any ventricular assist device, ECMO, Impella, durable LVAD, or central L/RVAD. * Spontaneous breathing activity upon coming out of the operating room (i.e., patients extubated in the operating room). * Presenting chronic atrial fibrillation, refractory acute atrial fibrillation to medical therapy or frequent extra-systoles. * Children will be excluded from this study. The hospital unit where all subjects will be recruited is for adults' (ages 18 and up) only. Gender, racial and ethnic sub groups will not be explicitly excluded.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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