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Design of the Optimal Technique in Cardiac Anaesthesia Recovery: The OPTICARE Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN50434243
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2005-01-05
Start date
2003-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Cardiac surgery patients Surgery Other and unspecified disorders of the circulatory system

Interventions

Compare the effect of intravenous anaesthesia combined with thoracic epidural anaesthesia (TEA group), with total intravenous anaesthesia (general anesthetic [GA] group) without epidural anesthesia

Sponsors

Isala Clinics, Zwolle (Isala Klinieken) (Netherlands)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Consecutive patients scheduled for elective cardiac surgery (coronary artery bypass graft [CABG], valve, redo CABG)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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