Brain watch during heart surgery may stop 'Pump Head'
NCT ID NCT07267416
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether using two brain monitors together during heart surgery can help prevent short- and long-term memory and thinking problems (called postoperative cognitive disorders). The monitors track brain oxygen levels and brain wave activity, allowing doctors to make real-time adjustments. The study will include 80 adults having certain types of heart surgery, with a special focus on those aged 65 and older.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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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- 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: * Elective or relatively emergency surgery for valve surgery (pulmonary or tricuspid valves) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) * Preoperative cognitive assessment MoCA ≥ 20 (during the preoperative consultation if applicable or on day 1) * ASA score II to IV Exclusion Criteria: * History of sequelae of stroke * Diagnosis or strong suspicion of dementia (according to DSM-V criteria). * Preoperative encephalopathy * Severe chronic renal failure requiring dialysis * Patients with chronic respiratory failure who are oxygen-dependent
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Brugmann
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1020, Belgium