Long-Term Cognitive Decline After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: is Off-Pump Surgery Beneficial?

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

280 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1998-03-31

Study Completion Date

2005-12-31

Brief Summary

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Coronary artery bypass surgery is associated with postoperative cognitive decline, which has largely been attributed to the use of the heart lung machine. We hypothesized that long-term cognitive outcome may improve by avoiding the heart lung machine. The objective of the present study is to compare the effect of coronary bypass surgery with and without heart lung machine on cognitive and clinical outcome, five years after surgery.

Detailed Description

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Background:

Coronary artery bypass surgery is associated with postoperative cognitive decline, which has largely been attributed to the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). A large recent study by Newman et al demonstrated that the incidence of cognitive decline was 24% at six months after surgery, but it increased to 42% at five years. In the recently conducted Octopus Randomized Trial, cognitive decline at three months after surgery was present in 29% of the patients operated with CPB. In the patients operated without CPB, the incidence was 21%, i.e. only slightly better.

Hypothesis:

Improvement of cognitive outcome by avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass will become more apparent five years after surgery, compared to three months after surgery.

Study objectives:

The objective of the present study is to compare the effect of coronary bypass surgery with and without cardiopulmonary bypass on cognitive and clinical outcome, five years after surgery.

Methods:

The 281 participants of the Octopus Study, who were operated on between March 1998 and August 2000 and randomized to off-pump or on-pump coronary bypass surgery, will be invited for an additional assessment of their cognitive and clinical status and quality of life, five years after surgery. Patients will undergo a battery of ten neuropsychologic tests to determine their cognitive status. Clinical status will be assessed by an interview. Questionnaires will be used to measure quality of life.

Conditions

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Coronary Artery Disease Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cognition Disorders

Keywords

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coronary artery disease cardiopulmonary bypass cognition disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Interventions

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cardiac stabilizer instead of cardiopulmonary bypass

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* indication for (first-time) coronary artery bypass surgery
* off-pump CABG considered technically possible

Exclusion Criteria

* concomitant valve surgery
* unable to complete neuropsychological testing
* life expectancy less than 1 year

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Cor J Kalkman, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands

Locations

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University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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van Dijk D, Nierich AP, Eefting FD, Buskens E, Nathoe HM, Jansen EW, Borst C, Knape JT, Bredee JJ, Robles de Medina EO, Grobbee DE, Diephuis JC, de Jaegere PP. The Octopus Study: rationale and design of two randomized trials on medical effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of bypass surgery on the beating heart. Control Clin Trials. 2000 Dec;21(6):595-609. doi: 10.1016/s0197-2456(00)00103-3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

PMID: 11146152 (View on PubMed)

Van Dijk D, Jansen EW, Hijman R, Nierich AP, Diephuis JC, Moons KG, Lahpor JR, Borst C, Keizer AM, Nathoe HM, Grobbee DE, De Jaegere PP, Kalkman CJ; Octopus Study Group. Cognitive outcome after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2002 Mar 20;287(11):1405-12. doi: 10.1001/jama.287.11.1405.

Reference Type RESULT

PMID: 11903027 (View on PubMed)

Nathoe HM, van Dijk D, Jansen EW, Suyker WJ, Diephuis JC, van Boven WJ, de la Riviere AB, Borst C, Kalkman CJ, Grobbee DE, Buskens E, de Jaegere PP; Octopus Study Group. A comparison of on-pump and off-pump coronary bypass surgery in low-risk patients. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jan 30;348(5):394-402. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa021775.