190
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 2012
Primary Completion Date
May 25, 2018
Study Completion Date
December 19, 2018
Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone at a dose of 30 mg/kg body weight and a concentration of 62.5 mg/cc. The study drug will be delivered in a blinded fashion to the anesthesiologist and will be administered intravenously with the induction of anesthesia.
Placebo
Normal saline will be drawn up in an identical volume to that needed for active study drug. The study drug will be delivered in a blinded fashion to the anesthesiologist and will be administered intravenously with the induction of anesthesia.
Medical University of South Carolina, Pediatric Cardiology, Charleston
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University, Atlanta
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NIH
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH
Medical University of South Carolina
OTHER