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The Effect of Colchicine in prevention of Pericardial Effusion after CABG

The Effect of Colchicine in prevention of Pericardial Effusion after CABG, randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20211221053477N1
Enrollment
260
Registered
2022-09-14
Start date
2022-01-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Condition 1: post cabg pericardial effusion. Condition 2: post cabg pericarditis.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Patients in the intervention group will be given 0.5 mg of colchicine every 12 hours for 48 hours before surgery and 0.5 mg daily orally until discharge if they wei

Sponsors

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients referred to Fatemeh Zahra Heart Hospital with coronary artery disease who are candidates for coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients over 80 years old Presence of pericardial effusion in preoperative trans-thoracic echo Existence of pleural effusion in CXR standing before surgery Chronic lung, liver disease (known case of liver disease or LFT more than 3 times normal) and kidney disease (known case of kidney disease or Cr> 2.5) Other heart surgeries at the same time as coronary artery bypass grafting Patients who was allergic reaction to colchicine or given colchicine in any way are contraindicated pregnant patients Patients receiving colchicine before starting of study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pericardial effusion. Timepoint: Before discharg and 14 days after surgery. Method of measurement: echocardiography.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pleural effusion. Timepoint: Before discharge and 14 days after surgery. Method of measurement: echocardography.;Pericarditis. Timepoint: Before discharge and 14 days after surgery. Method of measurement: Echocardiography and clinical history.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohamad Hosein Taghvayi

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

taghvayem@yahoo.com011331486

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026