Clinical Research Directory
Browse clinical research sites, groups, and studies.
Anesthesia, Perfusion, and Surgical practicEs in Cardiac Surgery
Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Summary
Perioperative management in cardiac surgery, particularly the use of anesthesia, cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and surgical techniques, remains highly variable across institutions. Current international guidelines lack clear recommendations due to insufficient high-quality comparative data. APECx is an adaptive, international, multicenter, prospective, observational study designed to address multiple of these evidence gaps. The adaptive design allows the study to proceed through subsequent phases. Each phase will collect comprehensive global data on specific peri-operative practices and their associated patient outcomes, all within a single, continuously evolving study.
Official title: Anesthesia, Perfusion, and Surgical practicEs in Cardiac Surgery: an Adaptive, Prospective, International, Multicenter, Observational Study.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
15000
Start Date
2026-04-01
Completion Date
2036-01
Last Updated
2025-12-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Locations (1)
Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands