New study aims to calm inflammation in tiny hearts after bypass surgery
NCT ID NCT07221630
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will compare two different filtration techniques used during heart-lung machine support in children under 5 years old having heart surgery. The goal is to see which method better reduces inflammation caused by the machine. Researchers will measure inflammation levels with blood tests before, during, and after surgery.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Patients having cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass who meet inclusion criteria.
- Ages
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1 day to 5 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * Males and females less than 5 years of age * Cardiac operations utilizing CPB * Cardiac reoperations utilizing CPB Exclusion Criteria: * Patients greater than 5 years of age. * Any active SYSTEMIC noncardiac disease expected to raise patient baseline CRP levels to above normal levels (\>1mg/dL). Since CRP levels correlate with the severity of most skin disease, patients with active dermatitis issues on the day of surgery will be excluded from the study. Patients with autoimmune diseases including RA, SLE, IBD (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), Kawasaki disease and patients experiencing active infections will be excluded from the study. * Any noncardiac disease not well controlled (ex. Asthma not properly controlled with medication, etc.) * Recent viral illness (ex. Positive COVID/flu test 30 days prior to surgery) * All patients receive solumedrol (10mg/kg dose) from anesthesia as part of the prebypass protocol. Any patient currently taking steroids will also be excluded from the study * Non-cardiopulmonary bypass cases (Off pump CoA, Vascular ring surgery, etc.) * ECMO patients * Emergent cases
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Locations
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Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, Ohio, 44308, United States
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