Effect of Acute Arterial Hypertension on Morphine's Requirements and Postsurgical Pain.

July 8, 2013 updated by: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of acute arterial hypertension maintained during surgery on morphine's requirements in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Detailed Description

The high arterial blood pressure has been correlated with an increase in pain threshold in animal and humans. One of the explanations to this phenomenon is a baroreceptor activity and vasopressin release at the level of spinal cord dorsal horn and hypothalamus.

As far as we know, there is only one study about the effect of chronic hypertension on postoperative pain and none with acute hypertension. We therefore decided to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of acute hypertension on postoperative morphine's requirements.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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50

Phase

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  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Chile
    • Region Metropolitana
      • Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile, 8330024
        • Hospital Clinico Pontificia Universidad Catolica

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • American Society of Anesthesiology patient classification status(ASA) I-II
  • Between 20 and 60 years of age
  • Programed for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of arterial hypertension
  • Baseline blood pressure over 139/89
  • Use of opioids and any analgesic drug during the last 24 hours before surgery
  • Chronic use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory
  • BMI > 34.9
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse
  • Use of medications that interfere in the central nervous system
  • Adverse reactions to the drugs used in the study
  • Pregnancy

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

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Other: SBP 20-30% under baseline
Induction of anesthesia was performed with remifentanil, pentothal 3 mg/kg and atracurium 0.5 mg/Kg. Anaesthesia was maintained with remifentanil (0.4 ug/Kg/min) and isoflurane adjusted to bispectral index (40-60). Patients received a phenylephrine infusion to maintain systolic blood pressure (SBP) 20% to 30% under baseline. The lower limit of SBP was 75 mmHg. In the recovery room, morphine was administered routinely at doses of 3 mg IV every 15 minutes until pain was less than 4 estimated by visual analog scale (VAS). VAS and pain threshold with von Frey filaments were assessed at 2, 6, 12 and 24 postoperative hours. All patients, received ketorolac 30 mg IV every 8 hours and intravenous morphine administered by patient controlled analgesia system (PCA) during the first 24 hours.
Other: SBP 20-30% over baseline
Patients were assigned to receive a phenylephrine infusion in order to maintain systolic blood pressure (SBP) 20% to 30% over the baseline. The upper limit of systolic blood pressure is 165 mmHg.
Other: SBP 20-30% over baseline
Induction of anesthesia was performed with remifentanil, pentothal 3 mg/kg and atracurium 0.5 mg/Kg. Anaesthesia was maintained with remifentanil (0.4 ug/Kg/min) and isoflurane adjusted to bispectral index(40-60). Patients received a phenylephrine infusion in order to maintain systolic blood pressure (SBP) 20% to 30% over baseline. The upper limit of SBP was 165 mmHg. In the recovery room, morphine was administered routinely at doses of 3 mg IV every 15 minutes until pain was less than 4 estimated by visual analog scale (VAS). VAS and pain threshold with von Frey filaments were assessed at 2, 6, 12 and 24 postoperative hours. All patients, received ketorolac 30 mg IV every 8 hours and intravenous morphine administered by patient controlled analgesia system (PCA) during the first 24 hours.
Other: SBP 20-30% under baseline
Patients were assigned to receive a phenylephrine infusion in order to maintain systolic blood pressure (SBP) 20% to 30% below the baseline. The lower limit of systolic blood pressure is 75 mmHg

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Morphine requirement post laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Time Frame: First 24 hours postoperative
Measure of morphine consumption during the first 24 postoperative hours in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
First 24 hours postoperative

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Effects of acute hypertension in pain scores
Time Frame: First 24 hours postoperative
First 24 hours postoperative

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Sponsor

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Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Alejandro E Delfino, MD, Departamento de Anestesiología, Hospital Clínico Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Study Start

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January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

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January 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

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January 1, 2012

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January 19, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 8, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

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July 11, 2013

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July 11, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 8, 2013

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June 1, 2013

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  • RIH_AP-UC-2012

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