Nesiritide, a recombinant human B-type natriuretic peptide, has favorable effects on patient symptoms, hemodynamics, and the neurohumoral profile in adults with decompensated congestive heart failure and in those recovering from cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass. Investigators seek to determine whether nesiritide would improve the early postoperative course after total cavo-pulmonary connection surgery in children.
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nesiritide after total cavo-pulmonary connection surgery in children. Investigators hypothesized that compared with placebo, patients assigned to receive nesiritide will improve early postoperative outcomes. Study design: The study is a a single-center, randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled, two-arm parallel-group clinical trial, patients undergoing total cavo-pulmonary connection surgery are assigned to receive nesiritide or placebo. A standard dose of study drug was administered by a continuous infusion for ≥24 hours and ≤7 days after cardiac intensive care unit admission. The primary outcome is days of chest drainage. Secondary outcomes included days of hospitalization measures of cardiovascular function, renal function, and adverse events and neurohumoral. The eligible participants will be allocated into intervention and control groups in a 1:1 ratio randomly. The intervention group will receive study drug. All the participants will be followed up during hospitalization . Statistical analysis: Evaluation will be carried out on an intention-to-treat basis. Values of analyzed endpoints between intervention group and control group will be compared according to the analysis plan.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
108
A standard dose of study drug was administered by a continuous infusion for ≥24 hours and ≤7 days after cardiac intensive care unit admission
Normal saline(2ml/h) is administered by a continuous infusion for ≥24 hours and ≤7 admission days after cardiac intensive care unit in postoperative children
Fuwai hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGDays of chest drainage
Investigators will measure the daily chest drainage flow before discharge
Time frame: Up to 18 weeks
Days of hospitalization after surgery
Postoperative hospital days
Time frame: Up to 20 weeks
Postoperative early survival
Number of days alive within 30 days of surgery.
Time frame: The 30th day after surgery
Measures of heart rate
Investigators will measure the heart rate twice a day(Unit :beats per minute)
Time frame: Baseline; Up to 20 weeks
Measures of heart rhythm
Investigators will measure the heart rhythm twice a day
Time frame: Baseline; Up to 20 weeks
Measures of blood pressure
Investigators will measure the blood pressure twice a day(Units :mmHg)
Time frame: Baseline; Up to 20 weeks
Measures of central venous pressure
Investigators will measure the central venous pressure(Unit :cmH2O)
Time frame: Up to 20 weeks
Measures of liquid volume
Investigators will measure the liquid volume each day after surgery
Time frame: Up to 20 weeks
Measures of creatinine
Investigators will measure the creatinine(Unit :umol/L)
Time frame: Baseline; 1 day before using nesiritide; day 1 day 3 day 5 day 7 after using nesiritide;
Measures of blood urea nitrogen
Investigators will measure the blood urea nitrogen(Unit :mmol/L)
Time frame: Baseline; 1 day before using nesiritide; day 1 day 3 day 5 day 7 after using nesiritide;
Measures of glutamic oxalacetic transaminase
Investigators will measure the glutamic oxalacetic transaminase(Unit :U/L)
Time frame: Baseline; 1 day before using nesiritide; day 1 day 3 day 5 day 7 after using nesiritide
Measures of glutamic pyruvate transaminase
Investigators will measure the glutamic pyruvate transaminase(Unit :U/L)
Time frame: Baseline; 1 day before using nesiritide; day 1 day 3 day 5 day 7 after using nesiritide
Measures of total bilirubin
Investigators will measure the total bilirubin(Unit :umol/L)
Time frame: Baseline; 1 day before using nesiritide; day 1 day 3 day 5 day 7 after using nesiritide
Measures of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide
Investigators will measure the N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide(Unit :pg/ml)
Time frame: Baseline; 1 day before using nesiritide; day 1 day 3 day 5 day 7 after using nesiritide
Measures of endothelin
Investigators will measure the endothelin(Unit :ng/L)
Time frame: Baseline; 1 day before using nesiritide; day 1 day 3 day 5 day 7 after using nesiritide
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