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Shockwave Intervention for Enhanced Wound Healing in No-touch Pedicle Saphenous Vein Graft Harvesting for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Medical University Innsbruck
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorMedical University Innsbruck
Started2025-10-03
Est. completion2028-12-31
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT07068776

Summary

The aim of this trial is to apply shockwaves to the leg wound after saphenous vein harvesting and closure in order to reduce the occurrence of postoperative wound healing complications following coronary artery bypass grafting using venous grafts.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female patients \> 18 years
* Isolated CABG procedure in the need of 2 or more venous grafts
* Elective or urgent cases
* Median sternotomy approach
* eGFR ≥ 15 ml/min
* Willing to participate in trial
* Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of venous stripping or ligation
* Uncontrolled Diabetes mellitus (HbA1c ≥ 9 %)
* Enrolled in other therapeutic or interventional trial
* Hemodynamically unstable
* Cardiogenic shock
* Any condition that seriously increases the risk of noncompliance or loss of follow-up
* Emergency case
* Salvage case

Conditions2

Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD)Heart Disease

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