Status:

RECRUITING

Retrograde Versus Antegrade Perfusion in Low-Moderate Hypothermia for Aortic Arch Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Conditions:

Brain Function

Hemiarch Cardiac Procedure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare brain function after surgical circulatory arrest using either antegrade perfusion or retrograde perfusion.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to compare brain function after surgical circulatory arrest (surgeon stops the heart-lung machine to work on the heart) in antegrade perfusion versus retrograde perfusion....

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \> 18 years of age
  • Participant's that are scheduled for elective proximal aortic reconstructive surgery (ascending aorta + aortic valve or root) with concomitant proximal hemi-arch replacement via median sternotomy

Exclusion

  • \< 18 years of age
  • history of symptomatic cerebrovascular disease, e.g., prior stroke with residual deficit
  • current alcoholism (\> 2 drinks/day)
  • current psychiatric illness requiring pharmacotherapy
  • current drug abuse (any illicit drug use in the past 3 months)
  • hepatic insufficiency (liver function tests \> 1.5 times the upper limit of normal)
  • severe pulmonary insufficiency (requiring home oxygen therapy)
  • renal failure (serum creatinine \> 2.0 mg/dL)
  • claustrophobic fear
  • unable to read and thus unable to complete the cognitive testing
  • pregnant women
  • patients who score \<19 om the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) or ≥27 on the baseline Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale
  • patients who have pre-existing unsafe implants for 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Patients who have received chemotherapy in the last 12 months or radiation to the brain

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 18 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06986967

Start Date

April 18 2025

End Date

March 1 2027

Last Update

August 15 2025

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Duke Univeristy

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710

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Duke Univeristy

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710