NCT06159985Completed
Effect of Left Posterior Pericardiotomy for the Prevention of POAF
Effect of Left Posterior Pericardiotomy for the Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study is planned to evaluate the effect of left posterior pericardiotomy for the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting. Eligible patients will be randomized to be created or not to be created the left posterior pericardiotomy at the end of the operation, and the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation will be compared.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 270 (actual)
- First submitted
- 24 Nov 2023
- Start date
- 11 Dec 2023
- Primary completion date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
- NCT number
- NCT06159985
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 270
- From 11 Dec 2023 to the primary completion date, 9 Dec 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- patients who are planned to undergo other concomitant cardiac procedures (e.g. valve procedures, aorta procedures)
Other illness
- patients who have a history of cardiac surgery
- patients who have a history of pericardial disease
Other
- patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting using cardiopulmonary bypass
- patients who are documented with paroxysmal, persistent, or permanent atrial fibrillation before operation
- patients who have severe adhesion at left pleural cavity which precludes effective left posterior pericardiostomy
- patients who refuse to participate in this study
Who the study is looking for
- patients who are planned to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting
- patients aged ≥19 years
Age in the registry: 19 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul National University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Unknown status |
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