Can a simple fluid prevent dangerous drops in blood pressure during heart surgery?
NCT ID NCT07329660
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving a special fluid (colloid) before anesthesia can prevent blood pressure drops in 116 people undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Participants will receive either the colloid or a standard salt solution before anesthesia. The goal is to see which fluid keeps blood pressure more stable during the first 15 minutes after anesthesia starts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 and Lactate Ringer's Solution
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a better way to keep blood pressure stable during TAVR anesthesia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (116 people) comparing two fluids, not a new treatment. The benefit may be small or not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
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- 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 116 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years; * Patients scheduled to undergo elective TAVR under general anesthesia; Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to hydroxyethyl starch, its components, and/or sodium lactate Ringer's solution, or a history of colloidal allergy; * Severe cardiac dysfunction (ejection fraction\[EF\] \< 35%); * Severe renal dysfunction (creatinine \> 132 μg/L and/or requiring renal replacement therapy); * Morbid obesity (body mass index\[BMI\] \> 37.5 kg/m² or \> 32.5 kg/m² with metabolic diseases); * Severe hepatic dysfunction ; * Severe electrolyte disturbances ; * Patients with preoperative intracranial hypertension requiring dehydration therapy; * Expected postoperative hospital stay \< 24 hours; * Patients scheduled for multiple surgeries during this hospitalization.
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