Sealing stitches with glue during heart or blood vessel surgery
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a special glue that is applied over the stitches after heart or blood vessel surgery. The glue may help stop bleeding from the stitch holes, which could reduce complications. Participants will be followed for about 3 months after their surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are scheduled for open heart or blood vessel surgery that involves placing a patch or graft.
- You are not having emergency, transplant, or minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery.
- You are willing to be contacted for up to 3 months after the surgery.
- You are not allergic to albumin or glutaraldehyde (ingredients in the glue).
- You do not have a bleeding disorder, active infection in the surgery area, or a condition called vasculitis in that area.
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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