Arterial Versus Venous Graft Recruitment by Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

June 13, 2008 updated by: University Magna Graecia

The aim of this study is to evaluate the different performance of arterial and venous graft with intra-aortic balloon pump support following coronary artery bypass.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Intervention / Treatment

Procedure: Transit-time flowmetry

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

138

Phase

Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Italy
- - Catanzaro, Italy, 88100
    - University of Magna Graecia - Cardiac Surgery unit

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
CHILD

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

All patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

Aortic insufficiency;
Diffuse atherosclerosis impeding intra-aortic balloon pump introduction

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Allocation: NA
Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
Masking: NONE

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Hospital mortality and morbidity Time Frame: three years	three years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Transit-time flowmetry Time Frame: three years	three years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University Magna Graecia

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2005

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

January 1, 2008

Study Completion (ACTUAL)