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Cardiac Surgery: later-stage trial registry
6 of 20 indexed Cardiac Surgery trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.
Corpus placement: #848 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
20 US clinical trials · 6 currently recruiting · #848 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Cardiac Surgery: 20 US clinical trials tracked, 6 recruiting.
Cardiac Surgery is the subject of 20 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 6 of them currently open to new participants. 6 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 3 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of California, Los Angeles, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition cardiac-surgery
OPEN 6 | RECR 30% | LATE 6 | EARLY 3 | RANK #848 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Adrenocortical Carcinoma (30% recruiting · 10 trials)
Cardiac Surgery lists 6 open slots (30% of 20 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Cardiac Surgery on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Cardiac Surgery is recruiting below its size-band peers.
6 of 20 indexed trials (30%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Cardiac Surgery trials is spread across many organizations.
University of California, Los Angeles accounts for 2 of 20 trials (10%). 18 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Cardiac Surgery enrolment sits around 150 participants.
Median target enrolment is 150 among the 20 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 6 of those (30%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Cardiac Surgery splits between interventional and observational designs.
13 interventional and 7 observational studies make up this index (65% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
20 total, page 1 of 1
Nitric Oxide for Reduced Intensive Support in Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Xijing Hospital
NCT06702553
Transfusion Requirements in Younger Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Unity Health Toronto
NCT04754022
Cardiopulmonary Bypass Induced Red Blood Cell Lysis
University of Maryland, Baltimore
NCT05189262
Assessing the Burden of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
NCT04880265
Oral Methadone in Cardiac Surgery
Mayo Clinic
NCT07221617
Pilot Study Evaluating the Advantages of Sucrosomial® Iron Post-operative Supplementation vs Standard of Care After Cardiac Surgery
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
NCT06970925
Low Tidal Volume Ventilation With Hyperoxia Avoidance During Cardiopulmonary Bypass (The FOCUS Trial)
The Cleveland Clinic
NCT04978636
ESP/PIF for Sternotomy
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
NCT04985500
Ketamine and Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery
Mayo Clinic
NCT05268562
A Randomized Clinical Trial to Measure Efficacy of Music on Cardiac Surgery Patients
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT04551469
Safety and Efficacy of an Antibiotic Implant in Cardiac Surgical Subjects at Higher Risk for Sternal Wound Infection
Innocoll
NCT00600483
Impact of Blood Storage Duration on Physiologic Measures
Duke University
NCT01274390
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Cardiac Surgery Trial
McMaster University
NCT01071265
Management of Antiplatelet Regimen During Surgical Procedures
Baylor Research Institute
NCT03981835
Effects of a Hybrid Model of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Patient Outcomes
Good Shepherd Integrated Healthcare Systems
NCT06030115
Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Complex Cardiac Surgery
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT05049590
Comparison Endotracheal Cardiac Output Monitor (ECOM) to a Standard Device in Measuring Heart Blood Volume
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT00883857
CNAP™ Monitor Study
Nationwide Children's Hospital
NCT01356082
Impact of Ascorbic Acid on Post-Cardiothoracic Surgery Inflammation
Hartford Hospital
NCT00519337
RECOVER I Impella RECOVER LP/LD 5.0 Support System Safety and Feasibility Study
Abiomed
NCT00596726
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 1 |
| Phase 3 | 3 |
| Phase 4 | 3 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Cardiac Surgery records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Cardiac Surgery trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Cardiac Surgery page
20 registered trials, 6 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 6 Cardiac Surgery trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of California, Los Angeles sponsors the most Cardiac Surgery trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of California, Los Angeles's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Cardiac Surgery condition card totals 20 registered trials; most-linked intervention CNAP; top US site state Massachusetts. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.