Status:

COMPLETED

N-Acetylcysteine in Neonatal Congenital Heart Surgery (INACT Study)

Lead Sponsor:

University of Michigan

Conditions:

Transposition of Great Vessels

Congenital Heart Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 3 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether intravenous N-acetylcysteine (also known as Acetadote), an antioxidant medication that has been used for years to treat Tylenol overdose, helps preven...

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, blinded study of intravenous N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for the prevention of postoperative myocardial dysfunction and apoptosis in infants undergoing arterial sw...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients transferred to or born at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital between 0 and 3-months-old undergoing ASO for d-TGA or anatomic variants (including double-outlet right ventricle with transposition physiology).

Exclusion

  • Less than 36-weeks post-conceptional age at the time of enrollment
  • Birth weight less than 1800 grams;
  • Evidence of significant renal, hepatic, or neurological dysfunction
  • Additional significant cardiac lesions other than patent ductus arteriosus, isolated ventricular septal defect, simple coarctation, and/or atrial septal defect
  • Preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00374088

Start Date

February 1 2005

End Date

June 1 2008

Last Update

January 19 2012

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0204