Improving Outcomes and Quality of Life After CABG

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients

In brief

The principal objective to this randomized trial is to compare the efficacy of two strategies of intra-operative hemodynamic management during cardiopulmonary bypass among patients undergoing primary elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in preventing peri-operative cardiac, cognitive and neurologic morbidity and mortality and post-operative deterioration in the patient's quality of life as measured by the seven domains of SF-36 Health Survey (bodily pain, health perceptions, energy, and mental, physical, social and role function).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00256620

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

412

Starts

1996-12-01

Expected to finish

1999-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-04-03

Who can join

Age: 35 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients undergoing primary elective/urgent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who elect not to participate in the study
• Patients undergoing valve replacement or other cardiovascular surgical procedures
• Patients who are not fluent in English
• Patient who cannot provide informed written consent

Where it is running

• New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical Center — New York, New York, United States

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