Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery by Posterior Pericardiotomy
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorChanghai Hospital
About this trial
The goal of PREACT-AF is to learn if posterior pericardiotomy works to prevent the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does posterior pericardiotomy prevent the incidence of POAF for participants after cardiac surgery? What medical problems do participants have when undergoing posterior pericardiotomy?
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age
Requiring surgical intervention on the proximal aorta, cardiac valves, and/or coronary arteries
Able to provide informed consent
Disqualifiers
History of atrial fibrillation or flutter
Cardiac surgery procedures not included in the inclusion criteria (planned ventricular assistance device, aortic arch, transplantation surgery)
Prior cardiac surgery requiring opening of the pericardium
Previous surgical instrumentation of the left pleural cavity
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Posterior Pericardiotomy
Treatment groups
648 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov