Thiamine Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseEarly Phase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age60-80
SponsorUniversity of California, Los Angeles

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the association between brain changes and cognitive deficits in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and whether a low-cost thiamine intervention can be used to reduce post-CABG cognitive issues in CHD subjects.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) scheduled for Bypass Grafting (CABG)

Thiamine deficiency before CABG

European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II (EuroSCORE II) >1.5%

Off-pump surgery

Disqualifiers

Dementia at baseline [Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) <21 within 5 days before CABG]

Current in-take of thiamine

Known thiamine allergy

Uncontrolled blood glucose levels

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Thiamine
  • Placebo

Treatment groups

52 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of California, Los Angeles

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Collaborator