Heart surgery brain fog under the microscope: 600-Patient study launches
NCT ID NCT07643194
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will follow 600 adults having off-pump heart bypass surgery to see how often memory and thinking problems occur afterward. Participants take a simple thinking test before and after surgery. The goal is to understand what factors might increase the risk of these problems.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 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
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
Adult patients scheduled to undergo elective off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, will be prospectively enrolled. Eligible patients must be able to complete preoperative cognitive assessments and provide informed consent. Patients will be followed after surgery to evaluate postoperative cognitive dysfunction.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Age 18 years or older * Scheduled to undergo elective off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification I to IV * Able to complete preoperative cognitive assessments, including the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment * Written informed consent provided by the patient or family member Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency surgery * Pre-existing diagnosed cognitive impairment or history of psychiatric disease * Preoperative cognitive impairment * Severe neurological disease, such as sequelae of stroke, that may interfere with cognitive assessment * Severe visual or hearing impairment that prevents completion of cognitive assessment * Inability to understand Chinese or presence of language communication barriers
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029, China
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