drugset / Trial / NCT03557255

Levosimendan for Cardiac Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Cancer Surgeries

NCT03557255

Phase 2 Completed 60 enrolled National Cancer Institute, Egypt
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindPrevention

Summary

The objective of this pilot study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of preoperative administration of levosimendan in patients with chronic heart failure scheduled for major abdominal cancer surgery assuming the reduction of both perioperative morbidity and mortality.

Timeline

Start
2017-08-01
Primary completion
2018-02-01
Completion
2018-04-23

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Levosimendan Other / unclassified 0.1 ug/kg Other

Indications