NIRS Guidance Trail in Children's Heart Surgery

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Conditions studied: Heart Defects, Congenital

In brief

Heart surgery in young children involves some risks. This study looks at a new type of monitor that may reduce these risks. Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) aims to measure if enough blood reaches vital organs in the body. The investigators goal is to see if this shows problems developing sooner than usual. The investigators do not know at this time if they can improve the blood supply to the vital organs. The investigators main aim is to see which responses work the best. The NIRS monitor is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The investigators will also follow the progress of recovery after surgery in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU). This will find out if using the NIRS monitor improves the outcome for children.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT02157597
Run by
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
People needed
73
Starts
2011-11-01
Expected to finish
2016-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2016-05-12

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

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Where it is running

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