Corticosteroid Therapy in Neonates Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Congenital Heart Disease, Disorder of Fetus or Newborn
In brief
Although cardiopulmonary bypass (heart-lung machine) is a necessary component of heart surgery, it is not without consequences. Cardiopulmonary bypass initiates a potent inflammatory response secondary to the body's recognition of the abnormal environment of the heart-lung machine. This inflammatory response may lead to poor heart, lung and kidney function after the heart surgery. This is turn can lead to longer times on the ventilator (breathing machine), the need for higher doses of heart medications, a longer stay in the intensive care unit and even death. This is particularly true in infants less than one month of age due to their size and the immaturity of their organs. The appreciation of the post-cardiopulmonary bypass inflammatory response has resulted in a number of interventions directed at its reduction. No therapy has been recognized as the standard of care; however steroid therapy has been applied most often despite unclear evidence of a benefit. This study aims to determine if steroids improve the outcomes of babies undergoing heart surgery.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01579513
- Run by
- Medical University of South Carolina
- People needed
- 190
- Starts
- 2012-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-12-19
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-12-09
Who can join
Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age < 1 month
- Male and female patients who are scheduled to undergo cardiac surgery involving CPB
You may not qualify if…
- Prematurity: < 37 weeks post gestational age at time of surgery
- Treatment with intravenous steroids within the two days prior to scheduled surgery.
- Participation in research studies involving the evaluation of investigational drugs within 30 days of randomization.
- Suspected infection that would contraindicate steroid use (eg - Herpes)
- Known hypersensitivity to IVMP or one of its components or other contraindication to steroid therapy (eg - gastrointestinal bleeding).
- Preoperative use of mechanical circulatory support or active resuscitation at the time of proposed randomization.
Where it is running
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Medical University of South Carolina, Pediatric Cardiology — Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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