Effect of postconditioning on cardiac protection in children undergoing tetralogy repair

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN36248338

Enrollment

Registered

2006-11-15

Start date

2006-09-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Infants and children with Tetralogy undergoing radical repair Circulatory System Infants and children with Tetralogy undergoing radical repair

Interventions

In the experimental group, the aorta is crossclamped for two cycles of 30 seconds clamping and 30 seconds unclamping onset of reperfusion after cardioplegic arrest. In control group,the patients rece

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with Tetralogy undergoing radical surgery 2. Less than 14 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Tetralogy with pulmonary atresia 2. Emergency surgery 3. Palliative surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Postoperative Creatine Kinase - Myocardial Band (CKMB) 2. Cardiac Troponin I (cTnI) 3. Inotropic use	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Mortality 2. Morbidity 3. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stay	—

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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