Status:

COMPLETED

Preparation of Patients for Cardiac Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Bayside Health

Collaborating Sponsors:

Griffith University

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Cardiac Valve Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This was a prospective randomised trial of metabolic therapy including antioxidants and cellular energisers to determine whether this therapy could improve the results of cardiac surgery. The hypothes...

Detailed Description

Objective Perioperative therapy with antioxidants and metabolic substrates has the potential to reduce oxidative stress and improve recovery from cardiac surgery, particularly in elderly and high risk...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and/or valve surgery

Exclusion

  • urgent or emergency surgery
  • NYHA class IV heart failure
  • taken antioxidant supplements in the previous month

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

117 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00906646

Start Date

April 1 2004

End Date

December 1 2008

Last Update

May 21 2009

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The Alfred Hospital

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3004