Levosimendan and Myocardial Protection

NCT ID: NCT00610350

Last Updated: 2008-02-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-01-31

Study Completion Date

2007-02-28

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to investigate whether pharmacological pre-treatment with levosimendan reduces intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay in patients undergoing elective myocardial revascularization under cardiopulmonary bypass.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Myocardial Protection

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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L

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

levosimendan

Intervention Type DRUG

24 μg/kg administered as a slow i.v. 50 ml bolus through the central venous port of a pulmonary artery catheter over the 10 minutes before initiation of CPB

P

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

an identical-appearing placebo prepared and labelled by the pharmacy was administered as a slow i.v. 50 ml bolus through the central venous port of a pulmonary artery catheter over the 10 minutes before initiation of CPB

Interventions

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levosimendan

24 μg/kg administered as a slow i.v. 50 ml bolus through the central venous port of a pulmonary artery catheter over the 10 minutes before initiation of CPB

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

an identical-appearing placebo prepared and labelled by the pharmacy was administered as a slow i.v. 50 ml bolus through the central venous port of a pulmonary artery catheter over the 10 minutes before initiation of CPB

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age ≥18 years
* intention to perform first-time multi-vessel CABG

Exclusion Criteria

* unstable angina
* valvular disease
* diabetes mellitus treated with sulphonylurea drugs
* renal failure
* severe hepatic disease
* severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* a history of prior CABG surgery
* recent myocardial infarction (MI) within the previous month
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University College London Hospitals

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Roma La Sapienza

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Rome "Sapienza"

Principal Investigators

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Vincenzo De Santis, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Roma La Sapienza

Locations

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University of Rome "Sapienza"

Rome, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Tritapepe L, De Santis V, Vitale D, Guarracino F, Pellegrini F, Pietropaoli P, Singer M. Levosimendan pre-treatment improves outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Br J Anaesth. 2009 Feb;102(2):198-204. doi: 10.1093/bja/aen367.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 19151048 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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LV-2003-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

LV 2003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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