Trials / Terminated
TerminatedNCT00442494
Corticosteroids for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery
Feasibility of Corticosteroid in the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective, Double-Blind Randomized Multicenter Trial
- Status
- Terminated
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 1 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia to occur after cardiac surgery. Inflammatory response may be one etiological factor. We hypothesized that intravenous corticosteroid administration after cardiac surgery prevents AF after cardiac surgery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | intravenous hydrocortisone |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-10-01
- Completion
- 2012-10-01
- First posted
- 2007-03-02
- Last updated
- 2012-11-16
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