Status:

COMPLETED

Insulin Sensitivity, Irisin and Adipokines as Outcome Parameters in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Collaborating Sponsors:

McGill University

Conditions:

Insulin Resistance

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

BACKGROUND: Surgical injury and inflammation provoke a stereotypical stress response. Insulin resistance plays an intriguing role in these metabolic alterations and depends on the intensity of injury....

Detailed Description

see Information below

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged \>18 years
  • Admission to the surgical intensive care unit after elective cardiac surgery (aortocoronary bypass and/or valve repair)
  • Being capable of understanding and signing the consent form

Exclusion

  • Blood glucose values requiring continuous insulin infusion preoperatively
  • Ongoing selenium therapy
  • Pregnancy
  • Interventional valve repair
  • Intraoperative hypothermic cardiac arrest
  • Off-pump cardiac surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2013

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

348 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02258698

Start Date

May 1 2013

End Date

December 1 2016

Last Update

February 1 2017

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Andrea Kopp Lugli

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, 4031