Tested new blood vessel graft for a heart surgery
Part of Genetic & congenital, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial studies whether a newer “tissue-engineered” blood vessel graft is safe and works well in children who need a specific heart surgery connection outside the heart. It may help by offering a new type of graft, but your team will screen for size and medical factors first.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child is scheduled for a specific heart surgery called an extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection
- You (or your legal guardian) can give permission, and your child can agree if they are able
- Surgery is planned (not urgent or emergency)
- The new graft size needed is between 12 mm and 24 mm in diameter
- Your child does not have a pacemaker
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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