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NCT05568160: NOVACC

Prospective Randomized Double-blind Study Evaluating the Superiority of VAsopressin Versus NOradrenaline in the Management of Patients at Risk of Kidney Failure Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Extracorporeal Circulation

Active, enrolled Phase 3 Last updated 16 December 2025
What this trial tests

Phase 3 trial testing Vasopressin in Scheduled Cardiac Surgery With Extracorporeal Circulation in 840 participants. Participants enrolled and being followed up; not accepting new ones.

Timeline
2 January 2023
Primary endpoint
1 March 2026
1 March 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsorCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
PhasePhase 3
StatusActive, enrolled
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingdouble
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment840
Start date2 January 2023
Primary completion1 March 2026
Estimated completion1 March 2026
Sites1 location across France

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon

Who can join

70 and older, any sex, with Scheduled Cardiac Surgery With Extracorporeal Circulation or Vasoplegic Syndrome. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

What's being measured

Primary outcomes are the specific endpoints the trial is designed to prove or disprove.

Sponsor's own description

This is a randomized, double blind, multicenter study following surgery with extracorporeal circulation to compare blood pressure optimization with vasopressin versus noradrenaline. It is planned to include 840 patients in order to have 420 patients with vasoplegic syndrome. The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the use of vasopressin to maintain blood pressure following cardiac surgery decreases the number of patients with acute renal failure and/or death compared with the usual use of norepinephrine. Participation in the study involves daily follow-up at D1, D2, and D7 of the onset of the syndrome and then follow-up at D30 and D90.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Prospective randomized double-blind study to evaluate the superiority of Vasopressin versus Norepinephrine in the management of the patient at renal risk undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (NOVACC trial).
    Guinot PG, Desebbe O, Besch G, Guerci P, et al · · 2024 · cited 5× · PMID 38492626 · DOI 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.03.008
  2. The therapeutic horizon of acute kidney injury in critical care: exploring pathology, promises, pitfalls, and progress.
    Vogelaar Y, Mourisse L, Pickkers P. · · 2025 · PMID 41191836 · DOI 10.1097/mcc.0000000000001331

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