Status:

COMPLETED

Is Levosimendan Superior to Milrinone Regarding Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease?

Lead Sponsor:

Göteborg University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Helsinki University Central Hospital

Conditions:

Congenital Heart Defects

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-12 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to assess the ability of Levosimendan to reduce the postoperative acute kidney injury in pediatric patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease (CHDs).

Detailed Description

Young children, between the age of 1 to 12 months, with congenital heart disease in need of elective heart surgery will be included in this study. The trial will contain two study groups, 35 patients...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures
  • Female and male children between 1 and 12 months of age
  • Non-restrictive VSD (corrective surgery)
  • Complete AVSD (biventricular repair)
  • Tetralogy of Fallot

Exclusion

  • Unbalanced AtrioVentricular Septal Defect or AVSD with cyanosis
  • Age less than one month and more than one year
  • Acute operation that is unscheduled operation during the first 24 hours after presentation to the department for thoracic surgery
  • Mild, moderate, or severe kidney dysfunction and known anatomical anomalies of kidneys
  • Liver impairment or disease
  • Ongoing infection
  • Use of nephrotoxic drugs (like ibuprofen, angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors, gentamicin, vancomycin) preoperative or postoperative until first post operative day. Contrast agents whithin 24 hours before operation.
  • Use of inhibitors of membrane transport proteins (cimetidine, cetirizine, trimethoprim, probenecid, rifampin and gemfibrosil).
  • Allergy to Levosimendan or substance included in the preparation or previous use of Levosimendan.
  • Severe arrhythmias needing pace-maker treatment prior to the operation
  • Severe cardiac dysfunction needing for treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) prior to the operation.
  • Preoperative need for mechanical ventilation and/or inotropic agents.
  • Re-operation (open heart surgery). Earlier surgical closure of the arterial duct does not count as an exclusion criteria.
  • Prematurity: Gestational age \< 30 weeks, irrespective of postpartum age. Gestational age 30-34 weeks if patient is included at postpartum age under 3 months.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 15 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 25 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

72 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02232399

Start Date

October 15 2014

End Date

April 25 2017

Last Update

March 26 2024

Active Locations (2)

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Children´s Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital

Helsinki, Finland, FIN-00029 HYKS

2

Queen Silvia Children´s Hospital

Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, 416 85