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Effect of Colchicine on Perioperative Anti-inflammatory Organ Injury in Cardiac Surgery

Effect of Colchicine on Perioperative Anti-inflammatory Organ Injury in Cardiac Surgery : a Multi-center, Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind Clinical Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06118034
Enrollment
768
Registered
2023-11-07
Start date
2024-01-28
Completion date
2026-12-30
Last updated
2025-11-17

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

Conditions

Cardiac Disease, Inflammatory Response

Brief summary

All patients will be completed collection of demographic data, clinical data, and be observed for inflammatory organ damage, oxygenation index or SpO2/ FIO2, WBC, NEU, interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, interleukin-8 (IL-1β/6/8), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), myoglobin (Myo), creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), neutrophil elastase (NE), myeloperoxidase (MPO), APACHE II score, alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), total bilirubin, Murray lung injury score, serum creatinine, eGFR, mechanical ventilation time, ICU length of stay, drug-related gastrointestinal reactions, and 30-day and 90-day all-cause mortality, among other indicators.

Detailed description

This study is a multicenter, randomized, controlled, double-blind, placebo- controlled clinical trial. A total of 768 patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were scheduled for cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass were enrolled. After signing informed consent, patients were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group. Patients in the experimental group took 0.5mg of colchicine tablets orally for 3 days before surgery and continued to take 0.5mg daily for 10 days after tracheal extubation. Patients in the control group received an equivalent amount of starch placebo tablets, administered at the same times and in the same doses as the experimental group, during the colchicine/placebo treatment period, without affecting the patients' standard treatment protocols. All patients will be completed collection of demographic data, clinical data, and be observed for inflammatory organ damage, oxygenation index or SpO2/ FIO2, WBC, NEU, interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, interleukin-8 (IL-1β/6/8), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), myoglobin (Myo), creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), neutrophil elastase (NE), myeloperoxidase (MPO), APACHE II score, alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), total bilirubin, Murray lung injury score, serum creatinine, eGFR, mechanical ventilation time, ICU length of stay, drug-related gastrointestinal reactions, and 30-day and 90-day all-cause mortality, among other indicators. The study aims to investigate the impact of colchicine on the levels of inflammatory factors and prognosis in patients undergoing cardiac vascular surgery and to observe the potential organ damage to the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and the occurrence of adverse events such as leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. This is done to assess the safety of colchicine use in cardiac surgery patients.

Interventions

DRUGColchicine 0.5 MG

Take 0.5mg of colchicine tablets orally for 3 days before surgery, and continued to take 0.5mg every other day (qod) for 10 days after tracheal extubation.

DRUGPlacebo

Take 0.5mg of starch tablets orally for 3 days before surgery, and continued to take 0.5mg every other day (qod) for 10 days after tracheal extubation.

Sponsors

First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
CollaboratorOTHER
Jinan Central Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
The First People's Hospital of Changzhou
CollaboratorOTHER
Xinhua hospital of ILi in Kazakhstan automomous district
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
CollaboratorOTHER
The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Shandong Provincial Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
The First People's Hospital of Huai'an
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University Medical College
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
CollaboratorOTHER
The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged between 50 and 80 years, male or female; 2. Patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery; 3. Have signed the informed consent form (ICF).

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients undergoing emergency surgery; 2. Patients undergoing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest surgery; 3. Preoperative predicted mortality \>3% according to European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II (EuroSCORE II); 4. Patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (off-pump CABG) surgery; 5. Patients undergoing left or right ventricular outflow tract obstruction surgery; 6. Patients undergoing complex corrective surgery for congenital heart disease; 7. Patients with an expected CPB exceeding 180 minutes or an anticipated aortic cross-clamp time exceeding 120 minutes; 8. Patients expected to have a postoperative endotracheal tube removal time exceeding 24 hours; 9. Patients with prolonged fasting or inability to self-feed; 10. A history of malignant tumor; 11. Patients with unstable preoperative vital signs requiring intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)assistance, or endotracheal tube-assisted ventilation; 12. A history of cardiac surgery; 13. Patients with preoperative gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea; 14. Patients with a history of dialysis before surgery; 15. Patients with a history of atrial fibrillation before surgery; 16. Patients on long-term hepatorenal protective medications; 17. Patients with hepatic and renal insufficiency (Child-Pugh class B or C, estimated glomerular filtration rate \<35 mL/min/1.73 m2); 18. Patients with abnormal baseline inflammatory markers \[interleukin-6 (IL6) \>10 pg/mL, procalcitonin (PCT) \>0.5 ng/mL, C reactive protein (CRP) \>10 mg/L\]; 19. Patients diagnosed with infectious diseases, inflammatory immune diseases, or tumor; 20. Patients who have received immunosuppressive or anti-inflammatory treatment; 21. Patients allergic or intolerant to colchicine; 22. Breastfeeding or pregnant women; 23. Other situations deemed inappropriate for participation in the study by the investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants with POAFpostoperative 10 daysPOAF: Onset of new atrial fibrillation in patients within 10 days post-surgery.
Number of Participants with PMIpostoperative 10 daysPMI: Patient's high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) exceeds 0.8 ng/L on the first day after surgery, and there is an increase of 10% or more on the second day compared to the first day postoperatively.
Number of Participants with ARDSpostoperative 10 daysARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Number of Participants with PPSpostoperative 10 daysPPS: post-pericardiotomy syndrome

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Murray lung injury scorepostoperative day 1, 3, 5 and 70 score - Indicates no lung injury; Less than 2.5 score - Indicates mild to moderate lung injury; More than 2.5 score - Indicates presence of severe ARDS. rs: respiratory rate, oxygenation, temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and mental status
Liver and kidney functionpostoperative day 1, 3, 5 and 7ALT\[U/L\], AST\[U/L\], BUN\[mmol/L\], creatinine\[μmol/L\], eGFR\[mL/min/1.73m2\], total bilirubin\[mg/dL\]
DVMVpostoperative 28 daysDuration of mechanical ventilation
ICU timepostoperative 28 daysTime to stay in the intensive care unit
In-hospital timepostoperative 28 daysAll time during hospitalization
Oxygenation indexpostoperative day 1, 3, 5 and 7SpO2 /FIO2
90-day all-cause mortalitypostoperative 90 daysProportion of deaths caused by various reasons within a certain period of time (90 days) compared to the total number of people in a certain group
Incidence of gastrointestinal reactionspostoperative 7 daysAdverse reactions related to colchicine
Surgical dataSurgical daycardiopulmonary bypass time (min)
blood transfusionSurgical dayblood transfusion volume(ml)
Rate of exudates on chest radiographpostoperative 14 daysChest radiograph on postoperative days 1, 2, and 3, and chest CT within 14 days after surgery
30-day all-cause mortalitypostoperative 30 daysProportion of deaths caused by various reasons within a certain period of time (30 days) compared to the total number of people in a certain group
Inflammatory indexpostoperative day 1, 3, 5 and 7WBC\[×109/L\], Neutrophil\[NEU,%\], Interleukin(IL)-1β\[pg/mL\], IL-6\[pg/mL\], IL-8\[pg/mL\], TNF-α\[pg/mL\], CRP\[mg/L\], PCT\[ng/mL\], neutrophil elastase\[NE,ng/mL\] and myeloperoxidase\[MPO, ng/ml\]
Myocardial injury markerpostoperative day 1, 3, 5 and 7myoglobin\[Myo, ng/ml\], CK-MB\[ng/ml\], hs-cTnT\[ng/ml\]
Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation(APACHE II) socrepostoperative day 1, 3, 5 and 7Interpretation of APACHE II : minimum 0 and maximum 71; increasing score is associated with an increasing risk of hospital death. acute physiology score, chronic health status score, and age adjustment score

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactTuo Pan, MD
pan_tuo@126.com+8615205160210
Backup ContactDongjin Wang, MD
Dongjin_wang@126.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026