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CompletedNCT00289367

Study of T3 on the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Randomized Prospective Study of T3 on the Incidence of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
280 (estimated)
Sponsor
Northwell Health · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this project is to see whether treatment with a thyroid hormone, called triiodothyronine or T3, following open heart surgery reduces the risk of developing atrial fibrillation.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGTriiodothyronine0.8 mcg/kg bolus loading dose followed by a six hour infusion of 0.8 mcg/kg/6hr.
DRUGtriiodothyronineIV formulation - Triostat, 0.8 mcg/kg bolus loading dose followed by a six hour infusion of 0.8 mcg/kg/6hr.

Timeline

Start date
2006-02-01
Primary completion
2006-08-01
Completion
2008-05-01
First posted
2006-02-09
Last updated
2008-05-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00289367. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.