Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine for Reversal of Rocuronium Neuromuscular

October 19, 2021 updated by: Ehab Farag, MD, The Cleveland Clinic

Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine for Reversal of Rocuronium Neuromuscular Block in Patients Having Catheter-based Neurointerventional Procedures

The aim of this study is to evaluate whether the use of Sugammadex for reversing the neuromuscular blocking effects of rocuronium during neurointerventional procedures can speed recovery of neuromuscular function. Half of participates will receive Neostigmine with glycopyrrolate, while the other half will receive Sugammadex.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Incomplete recovery from neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) residual block after anesthesia and surgery continues to be a common problem in the postanesthesia care (PACU).

Neostigmine remains the most common acetylcholinesterase inhibitor in the United States. However, administration of the drug significantly impairs genioglossus muscle activity when administered after full recovery from neuromuscular block. Moreover, doses of neostigmine exceeding 0.06 mg/kg increase the risk of respiratory complications independent of NMBAs effects.

Sugammadex is a modified γ-cyclodextrin that rapidly reverses that effect of the steroidal nondepolarizing NMBAs rocuronium and vecuronium. Sugammadex forms a stable, inactive 1:1 complex with rocuronium or vecuronium, reducing the amount of free NMBA available to bind to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction. Unlike neostigmine, sugammadex completely reverses even dense neuromuscular blocks.

Patients having catheter-based neurointerventional procedures are kept deeply anesthetized. It is common to find patients nearly completely paralyzed at the end of neurointerventional procedures and have a markedly delayed emergence while waiting for muscle function to recover sufficiently to safely antagonize with neostigmine.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

69

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥ 18 years;
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1-3;
  • Scheduled for catheter-based neurointerventional procedures including coiling and stent insertion;
  • General anesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Suspected difficult intubation;
  • Neuromuscular disorder;
  • Renal impairment creatinine ≥ 2 mg /dl;
  • Hepatic dysfunction;
  • History of malignant hyperthermia;
  • Allergy to neuromuscular blocking drugs, Sugammadex, neostigmine or glycopyrrolate;
  • Perioperative respiratory infections and/or pneumonia;
  • Intubated or unresponsive;
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Neostigmine with glycopyrrolate
Neostigmine 0. 07 mg/kg with glycopyrrolate 0.01 mg/kg with ceiling dose of 5 mg neostigmine with 1 mg of glycopyrrolate at the end surgery
Neostigmine injection
Glycopyrrolate injection
EXPERIMENTAL: Sugammadex
Sugammadex 4 mg/kg at the end surgery
Sugammadex injection

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time in Minutes to Reach Train of Four (TOF) Ratio ≥ 0.9 After the Administration of Reversal Agent
Time Frame: within 90 minutes after endotracheal extubation
The primary outcome was a time-to-TOF ratio ≥ 0.9 after the administration of the reversal agent. The TOF ratio was measured in a continuous manner every 12 seconds from the administration of the reversal drug until TOF ratio ≥ 0.9 or until 90 minutes after administration of the reversal agent.
within 90 minutes after endotracheal extubation
TOF Ratio at 90 Min
Time Frame: at 90 minutes after the administration of the reversal agent

TOF (train of four), also known as a peripheral nerve stimulator, is used to assess nerve function in patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents (paralytic medications). Before giving the medications, the baseline must be measured because this tells how much electrical stimulation the patient needs for nerve stimulation without any paralytic on board.

Our primary outcome TOF ratio between TOF at 90 minutes after the administration of the reversal agent versus the TOF at baseline tells us how well the treatment is working to reverse the rocuronium Neuromuscular. This is a sensitivity analysis of primary analysis.

at 90 minutes after the administration of the reversal agent

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The Time for Extubation After Administration of Reversal Agents
Time Frame: Up to 4 hours after administration of reversal agents
Time from administration of reversal agent to tracheal extubation
Up to 4 hours after administration of reversal agents
Change of Diaphragmatic Contractility Speed- Sniff (Breathing From the Nose), cm/s
Time Frame: from baseline to 90 minutes after the administration of the reversal agent
The change of diaphragmatic contractility speed was defined as baseline minus postoperative diaphragmatic contraction.
from baseline to 90 minutes after the administration of the reversal agent
Change of Diaphragmatic Contractility Speed, Deep Breathing From Mouth, cm/s
Time Frame: from baseline to 90 minutes after the administration of reversal agent
The change of diaphragmatic contractility speed was defined as baseline minus postoperative diaphragmatic contraction.
from baseline to 90 minutes after the administration of reversal agent

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

November 14, 2017

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 31, 2020

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

February 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 13, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

October 26, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

November 16, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 19, 2021

Last Verified

October 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 17-764

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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