A Pilot study for the effect of chronic BCAA (Branched-Chain Amino Acid) administration on perioperative patients underwent open-heart operation

A Pilot study for the effect of chronic BCAA (Branched-Chain Amino Acid) administration on perioperative patients underwent open-heart operation - Effectiveness of BCAA for cardiac surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000015241

Enrollment

Registered

2014-09-30

Start date

2014-10-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Valvular heart disease

Interventions

Intake Amino Care Jelly (Ajinomoto Co.Ltd)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with valvular heart disease scheduled for valvular surgery in Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have history of previous valvular surgery Dialysis patients eGFR<30 ml who has allergy against apple in case doctors find difficulties for the enrollment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knee extension	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patients background (gender, age, complications, medical history, onset of heart failure), NYHA classification, blood exam (Hb, T-P, Alb, T-chol, TG, FBS, HbA1C, CK, BNP), urine chemistry (Cr, U-protein), cardiac function (echocardiography: LVEF (%), LVDd (mm), LVDs(mm))	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTomomi Ide

Kyushu University Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

tomomi_i@cardiol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp092-642-5360

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026