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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00587483
Other study ID # 06-005522
Secondary ID 06-005522
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received December 21, 2007
Last updated August 9, 2011
Start date November 2007
Est. completion date January 2010

Study information

Verified date July 2011
Source Mayo Clinic
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This was a prospective, randomized, double blinded study in which patients undergoing a cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with aortic cross clamping were randomly assigned to receive amiodarone, lidocaine, or saline placebo prior to removal of the aortic cross clamp. (CPB is a technique that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery, maintaining the circulation of blood and the oxygen content of the body.) Specifically, we will test the hypothesis that amiodarone is superior to both lidocaine and placebo in the prevention of a severely abnormal heart rhythm when the blood flow is restored to the heart after the aortic cross clamp is removed.


Description:

This was a prospective, randomized, double blinded study in which patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass with aortic cross clamping were randomly assigned to receive amiodarone, lidocaine, or saline placebo prior to removal of the aortic cross clamp. Specifically, we will test the hypothesis that amiodarone administration decreases the incidence of ventricular fibrillation, the number of defibrillation attempts and the total energy and current required for defibrillation should ventricular fibrillation occur.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 342
Est. completion date January 2010
Est. primary completion date January 2010
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients undergoing cardiac surgery that was expected to include cross-clamping of the aorta

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women wishing to become pregnant within 6 months of surgery

- Allergy to amiodarone

- History of organ dysfunction due to previous amiodarone use

- Patients who require more than mild systemic hypothermia (<32 degrees C) during cardiopulmonary bypass

- Patients who require more than one bypass run or more than one period of aortic cross-clamping

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Lidocaine
Lidocaine is a class I (sodium channel block) antiarrhythmic drug
Amiodarone
300 mg
Placebo
Saline

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Mayo Clinic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Participants Experiencing Ventricular Fibrillation Requiring Defibrillation During the 60 Minute Period Following Myocardial Reperfusion Participants were followed from randomization through the 60 minute period following myocardial reperfusion. No
Secondary Number of Defibrillation Attempts Participants were followed from randomization through the 60 minute period following myocardial reperfusion. No
Secondary Incidence of Arrhythmias Other Than Ventricular Fibrillation Number of participants per arm who experienced arrhythmias other than ventricular fibrillation while in the ICU. Participants were followed from randomization through the 60 minute period following myocardial reperfusion. No
Secondary Incidence of Arrhythmias in the Post-Operative Period Number of participants per arm who experienced arrhythmias while on floor care following dismissal from the ICU. Participants were followed from dismissal from the ICU until dismissal from the hospital. No
Secondary Use of Vasopressors Number of participants per arm who required the use of vasopressors in the post-operative period. Participants were followed from randomization until time to discharge from the hospital. No
Secondary Time to Discharge From the Intensive Care Unit Participants were followed from the date of randomization until the date of discharge from the Intensive Care Unit, assessed up to 40 days. No
Secondary Time to Discharge From the Hospital Participants were followed from the date of randomization until the date of discharge from the hospital, assessed up to 60 days. No

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