German Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass in Elderly Study (GOPCABE)

German Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass in Elderly Study Group

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Heart Disease

Treatments: Other: coronary artery bypass grafting

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: NETWORK; Other

Identifiers

NCT00719667

op 001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparison of two operative techniques (on-pump vs off-pump)of coronary revascularisation of the best treatment concept for patients older or 75 years old.

Hypothesis: The coronary bypass operation without use of the heart-lung machine (off-pump=OPCAB) reduces the combined endpoint in comparison with the conventional coronary bypass operation (on-pump).

Enrollment: 2,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• older or 75 years
• indication for elective bypass operation
• patient has signed written consent before randomization

Exclusion criteria

• previous heart surgery
• patient unable to give informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind