Plain-English translation of NCT06136637 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
Researchers want to understand whether monitoring a thin protective layer inside your blood vessels — called the glycocalyx — during heart surgery can help predict which patients will develop serious complications in the first day after surgery. This is an observational study, meaning doctors will watch and measure this lining at different times around your operation, but you won't receive a new medication or experimental treatment.
Some patients recover smoothly after heart surgery, while others develop serious complications even though their surgery went well. Doctors hope that by carefully measuring changes in this protective blood vessel lining, they can identify earlier which patients are at higher risk so they can get extra support.
If you join this study, doctors will measure your blood vessel lining using a small camera placed under your tongue at several points: before surgery, during surgery, and in the 24 hours after surgery. These measurements are non-invasive and take only a few minutes each time. You'll also have your medical information tracked to see how you recover and whether you develop any complications in your first day after surgery.
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France
Enrollment target
~77 participants
Started
June 2022
Primary completion
July 2026
Age range
18 Years – 80 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in July 2024.
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Central contact
Demailly Zoé, MD
University Hospital, Rouen