Heart surgery recovery boost? drug may speed breathing tube removal
NCT ID NCT05801679
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a drug called sugammadex helps people wake up faster after heart surgery. 74 adults having heart surgery with a heart-lung machine received either sugammadex or a placebo. The main goal was to see if more patients could have their breathing tube removed within 6 hours after surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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74 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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21 to 90 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subject must be an elective or urgent cardiac surgical patient undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass at NorthShore University HealthSystem. 2. Male or female subject aged 21 to 90 years, at the time of consent. 3. Subject who can consent in English. 4. Subjects who are eligible for fast track extubation as defined by those patients who plan on being extubated within 24 hours of the end of surgery and optimally within the 6-hour STS benchmark time from end of surgery. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects having emergency cardiac surgery. 2. Subjects who cannot consent in English. 3. Subjects who are not eligible to be extubated within 24 hours of the end of surgery. 4. Subjects with neuromuscular disorders. 5. Subjects on home oxygen. 6. Subjects who have known allergies or reactions to rocuronium or sugammadex. 7. Subjects with anticipated need for prolonged intubation by the clinical treating team. 8. Subjects with a history of opioid abuse. 9. Subjects on mechanical circulatory support. 10. Subjects who have end stage renal disease requiring dialysis.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NorthShore University HealthSystem
Evanston, Illinois, 60201, United States
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