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CTRI Number  CTRI/2011/10/002066 [Registered on: 14/10/2011] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 23/06/2011
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Use of Steroids in cardiac surgery  
Scientific Title of Study   Steroids In caRdiac Surgery  
Trial Acronym  SIRS trial 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
20100129  Protocol Number 
NCT00427388  ClinicalTrials.gov 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr G Karthikeyan 
Designation  Additional Professor  
Affiliation  AIIMS 
Address  Department of Cardiology All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Ansari Nagar
New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  011-26594464  
Fax  26588641  
Email  karthik_2010@hotmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Balram Airan 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  AIIMS 
Address  Professor Room no 24,7th floor,Department of Cardiology, C.N.Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Ansari Nagar
New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  011-26594464  
Fax  26588641  
Email  iactscon_2004@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr G Karthikeyen 
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address  Department of Cardiology All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Ansari Nagar
New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  011-26588500*4464  
Fax  26588641  
Email  karthik2010@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Nil 
Nil 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Population Health Research Institute McMaster UniversityHamilton 
Address  David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute Hamilton General Hospital 237 Barton Street East Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2 CANADA  
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Nil   
Nil   
 
Countries of Recruitment     Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Czech Republic
Greece
Hungary
India
Ireland
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
United States of America  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 9  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Balram Airan  A.I.I.M.S.  Room no. 24 7th floor Department of cardiology C.N.Centre AIIMS
South
DELHI 
011-26594464
91-11-26588641
iactscon_2004@yahoo.co.in 
DrShiv Kumar Nair  Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences  Dr. Shiv K. Nair Professor and Head Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Ponekkara Kochi Kerala - 682 041
Pathanamthitta
KERALA 
09895649041

rsd1235@aims.amrita.edu 
Dr Vinayak Shukla  Christian Medical College and Hospital  Professor and head Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit 2 CMC Hospital Vellore 632004
Vellore
TAMIL NADU 
0416-2282160

shukla@gmail.com 
DrBhim Shankar  Frontier Lifeline  Frontier Lifeline Hospital R-30C, Ambattur Industrial Estate Road, Chennai - 600 101
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
09790352964

sowmyajoy@gmail.com 
DrPChandrashekhar  GKNM Hospital  Dr Chandrashekhar, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, GKNM,Coimbatore
Coimbatore
TAMIL NADU 
91-9789199033

chandrasekar@gknmh.org 
Dr Dharmarakshak  Nizam,s Institute of Medical Sciences  Dr. Dharma Rakshak Ayapati Investigator, SIRS Trial 8-2-120/86/1/A, Road No : 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, A.P. ,India
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
09440442525

sirsnims@gmail.com 
Dr Jayakumar  SCTIMST  Dr.K.Jayakumar Professor and Head Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Sree Chithra Tirunal institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) Medical College PO Trivandrum - 695011 Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA 
09447007678

dr_jay_k@hotmail.com 
Dr S K Aggarwal  SGPGI  Dr S K Aggarwal Additional Professor Department of Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Raebareli road Lucknow U.P.
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
09839540579

surendra@sgpgi.ac.in 
DrRavi S Math  Sri Jayadeva Institute  Dr Ravi S Math Assistant Professor Departmrnt of Cardiology Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Bannerghatta Road, Jayanagar 9th Block Bangalore 560069
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
09535108410

ravismath@rediffmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 9  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
AIIMS,New Delhi  Approved 
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences,Cochin  Approved 
Christian Medical College & Hospital,Vellore  Approved 
Frontier Lifeline,Chennai  Approved 
GKNM Hospital,Coimbatore  Approved 
Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences,Hyderabad  Approved 
SCTIMST,Trivandrum  Approved 
SGPGI,Lucknow  Approved 
Sri Jayadeva Institute,Banglore  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery ,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Inj.Methylprednisolone  500mg. in division of 250mg twice during anesthesia procedure prior to surgery and route of administration will be intravenous.  
Comparator Agent  Placebo  500mg. in division of 250mg twice during anesthesia procedure prior to surgery and route of administration will be intravenous.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  19.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Age 18 years
2.Reqire CPB for any cardiac surgical procedure (such as CABG,Valve,Arota or combined procedures)
3.Euroscore greater than or equal 6
4.Written informed consent 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Use of systemic steroids or will undergo planned systemic steroid therapy in the immediate postoperative period (e.g. cardiac transplantation) 2.History of bacterial or fungal infection in the last 30 days 3.Allergy or intolerance to corticosteroids 4.Receving Aprotinin 5.Previous participation in this study. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator, Outcome Assessor and Date-entry Operator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
All cause mortality at 30 days.  30 days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Significant Myocardial injury or death at 30 days  30 days 
Efficacy Outcome- All cause mortality at 6 months,new onset atrial fibrilation,transfusion reqirements,bleeding,length of ICU stay and hospital stay.  6 months 
Safety outcome- Infection.delirium,stroke,wound complication,GI hemorrhage,GI perforation,postoperative insulin use and peak blood glucose during the first 24 hours after surgery.  24 hours after surgery 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="7500"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   31/05/2011 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  01/06/2007 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Open to Recruitment 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This study is a randomized,double blinded,parallel group,multi-center trial comparing the benefit & efficacy of Inj. Methylprednisolone 500mg in division of 250mg twice,once during anesthetic induction & once during the initiation of the CPB in 1000 patients undergoing cardiac surgery that will be conducted in 10 centers in India.The primary outcome measures will be all cause mortality at 30 days.The secondary outcome will be significant Myocardial Injury Or Death At 30 Days;Efficacy Outcome- All Cause Mortality At 6 Months,New Onset Atrial Fibrilation,Transfusion Reqirements,Bleeding,Length Of ICU Stay And Hospital Stay;Safety Outcome- Infection.Delirium,Stroke,Wound Complication,GI Hemorrhage,GI Perforation,Postoperative Insulin Use And Peak Blood Glucose During The First 24 Hours After Surgery. 
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