Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Prior to Vascular Surgery

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Peripheral Arterial Disease, Vascular Surgery

In brief

The investigators have previously shown that elective vascular surgery is a high-risk operation with an anticipated risk of either death or heart attack of 15%. This study is testing whether a protocol of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) applied 24 hours prior to the operation is safe, feasible and reduces the incidence of an adverse, perioperative cardiac complication.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01558596

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

201

Starts

2011-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Undergoing elective major vascular surgery at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center for abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid disease or limb ischemia.
• Age > 18.
• Provides informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Hypertensive crisis
• Peripheral arterial disease of the upper extremities
• Arteriovenous (AV) fistula
• Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) in the last 6 months
• Severe valvular heart disease
• Pregnant women
• Unable to provide consent

Where it is running

• Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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