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NCT03073668 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Pericardial Resection to Treat Heart Failure

A NA study of Heart Failure, sponsored by Mayo Clinic.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
23
Enrollment target
1
Study location

NCT03073668: Completed NA study of Heart Failure, sponsored by Mayo Clinic.

NCT03073668 is a NA study of Heart Failure that has completed, run by Mayo Clinic. The registered enrollment target is 23 participants, below the 2,049-participant average among 397 other Heart Failure trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03073668, a NA study of Heart Failure, has completed, sponsored by Mayo Clinic.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
23 participants
Enrollment target
1
Study location

Study Summary

The researchers are doing this study to find out whether there will be less increase in cardiac filling pressure after the surgeon opens the pericardium (the membrane around the heart) than when the pericardium is intact. The researchers want to see whether opening the pericardium is an effective way to reduce the blood filling pressures in the heart.

Primary Outcome

Patients will undergo induction with general anesthesia, and at baseline the chest will be open, but pericardium left intact. Cardiac hemodynamics will be measured using the Pulmonary Artery Catheter already in place. The surgical team will then perform anterior pericardiotomy, with removal of pericardial restraint, and cardiac hemodynamics will be measured again.

Conditions Studied

Interventions

  • DRUG Saline
  • PROCEDURE Anterior pericardiotomy

Study Locations (1)

Minnesota

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester - Rochester

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 23 participants
Start Date 2017-03-20
Est. Completion 2019-02-02
Phase NA
Mayo Clinic

2,844 total trials

What the finished NCT03073668 record still lists

NCT03073668 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 23 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 2,049-participant average among 397 other Heart Failure trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 1 condition, with Heart Failure appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 2 interventions - of which Saline is the first listed.

NCT03073668 reports a single indexed study location in Minnesota.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03073668 about?

NCT03073668 is a clinical study titled "Pericardial Resection to Treat Heart Failure". The researchers are doing this study to find out whether there will be less increase in cardiac filling pressure after the surgeon opens the pericardium (the membrane around the heart) than when the pericardium is intact. The researchers want to see whether opening the pericardium is an effective wa...

What is the current status of trial NCT03073668?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 23 participants. The study started on 2017-03-20. Estimated completion is 2019-02-02.

What conditions does trial NCT03073668 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Heart Failure.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03073668?

The interventions under investigation include: Saline (DRUG), Anterior pericardiotomy (PROCEDURE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03073668?

This trial is sponsored by Mayo Clinic, which has 2,844 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT03073668 being conducted?

This trial has 1 study location across Minnesota. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

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Where NCT03073668's enrollment target sits among peer trials

23 341st of 397 higher than 56 of 397 other Heart Failure trials

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