Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
Description Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Description Module
Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:41 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:41 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00840918
Brief Summary:
This study is being done to determine if lidocaine, administered during surgery and for 24 hours after surgery can reduce inflammation, thereby reducing the risk of atrial fibrillation and 30 day mortality after surgery. Participants undergoing cardiac surgery will be randomized to receive either lidocaine or placebo.
Detailed Description:
Subjects undergoing cardiac surgery are randomized into one of two groups.
* Group 1: Intravenous Lidocaine Group
* Group 2: Intravenous placebo Group
Either Lidocaine or placebo is administered throughout surgery and 24 hours after surgery.
Patients in both groups will undergo quality of life assessments and functional recovery assessments post-surgery.
Study:
NCT00840918
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00840918