Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
The Impact of Obesity on Postoperative Outcomes Following Cardiac Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Cardiovascular Research New Brunswick
Collaborating Sponsors:
Horizon Health Network
Maritime Heart Centre
Conditions:
Obesity
Cardiac Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to identify measures of obesity, functional capacity, and specific biomarkers that may be predictive of obesity and post-operative outcomes.
Detailed Description
Background: Increasing levels of obesity worldwide have led to a rise in the prevalence of obesity-related complications including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancers etc. Health care providers ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- · Provide informed consent
- Male or female patients who are \> 18 years of age
- Patients must be scheduled to undergo elective, first-time cardiac surgery during routine scheduling times
Exclusion
- Patients who are \> 75 years of age
- BMI is less than 18.5 kg/m2 and classified as underweight according to the World Health Organization
- Any non-elective first time cardiac surgery patient (eg. in-house urgent patients; emergent patients)
- Any cardiac patients to undergo re-operation
- Simultaneous participation in another study with an investigational study agent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2030
Estimated Enrollment :
610 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03248921
Start Date
November 1 2014
End Date
November 1 2030
Last Update
July 28 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Saint John Regional Hospital
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, E2L 4L2