Using Preoperative Anxiety Score to Determine the Total Dose of Butorphanol for Sedation

January 17, 2019 updated by: Yanchao Yang, Shengjing Hospital

Using Preoperative Anxiety Score to Determine the Total Dose of Butorphanol for Sedation in Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Orthopedic Procedures: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study

Orthopedic surgeries are considered to be discomfortable and the sense of fear and anxiety of patients who already have preoperative anxiety may be aggravated by intraoperative stimulation, which may contribute to postoperative complications. Previous studies have found that high anxiety predicts increased sedative requirements. Therefore, the investigators explored the relationship between anxiety and intraoperative butorphanol requirements and the investigators evaluated the specific sedative requirement which can keep satisfactory sedative state for patients by preoperative anxiety score

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A total of one hundred and eighteen patients who were to undergoing lower limb orthopedic procedures with spinal anesthesia were selected,the Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information scale was used to evaluated the degree of preoperative anxiety one day before the surgery. Patients in preoperative anxiety group were randomly allocated to two groups: butorphanol group (Group A) and physiological saline group (Group B); Patients in non-preoperative anxiety group were also randomly allocated to two groups: butorphanol group (Group C) and physiological saline group (Group D). In Group A and Group C, patients received an intravenous loading dose of 15ug/kg butorphanol 5 min before starting the surgery, then followed by infusion of 7.5ug/kg/h butorphanol and stopped infusion until the Ramsay sedation score reached 4 points, Group B and Group D received an infusion of the same volume of physiological saline. The sedation scores were recorded 10 min after getting into the operation room and 5, 10, 15, 30min after infusion of butorphanol or physiological saline. The duration when Ramsay sedation score reached 4 points in Group A and C, adverse events and post-operative visual analgesia scale scores were also recorded and compared.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

126

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

    • Liao Ning
      • Shenyang, Liao Ning, China, 110004
        • Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)Ⅰ-Ⅱ
  • 18-75 years
  • Scheduled for elective low limb orthopaedic procedures under spinal anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • central system disease
  • cardiovascular disease
  • autonomic nervous system disease
  • long term use of analgesic, sedative, and anti-anxiety drugs
  • psychosis
  • a patient with a language communication disorder not willing to cooperate with the experimenter

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 Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: preoperative anxiety and butorphanol
preoperative anxiety scores of patients in Group A were >11 and received an intravenous loading dose of 15ug/kg butorphanol 5 min before starting the surgery, then followed by infusion of 7.5ug/kg/h butorphanol and stopped infusion until the Ramsay sedation score reached 4 points
intravenous loading dose of 15ug/kg butorphanol,and followed by infusion of 7.5ug/kg/h butorphanol and stopped infusion until the Ramsay sedation score reached 4 points
Other Names:
  • butorphanol tartrate injection
Placebo Comparator: preoperative anxiety and saline
preoperative anxiety scores of patients in Group B were >11 and received an infusion of the same volume of physiological saline
intravenous infusion of the same volume of physiological saline
Experimental: non-preoperative anxiety and butorphanol
preoperative anxiety scores of patients in Group C were ≤ 11 and received an intravenous loading dose of 15ug/kg butorphanol 5 min before starting the surgery, then followed by infusion of 7.5ug/kg/h butorphanol and stopped infusion until the Ramsay sedation score reached 4 points
intravenous loading dose of 15ug/kg butorphanol,and followed by infusion of 7.5ug/kg/h butorphanol and stopped infusion until the Ramsay sedation score reached 4 points
Other Names:
  • butorphanol tartrate injection
Placebo Comparator: non-preoperative anxiety and saline
preoperative anxiety scores of patients in Group D were ≤11 and received an infusion of the same volume of physiological saline
intravenous infusion of the same volume of physiological saline

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
preoperative anxiety score (Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information scale, APAIS)
Time Frame: one day before the surgery
evaluate the preoperative anxiety score one day before the surgery, the scale ranges from 0-33. And we define a score of 11 as a cut-off point, the higher the score the more serious the preoperative anxiety is
one day before the surgery
Ramsay sedation score (Ramsay sedation scale, RSS)
Time Frame: during the surgery
evaluate the Ramsay sedation score 10 min after getting into the operation room and 5, 10, 15, 30min after infusion. The Ramsay sedation scale ranges from 1-6. 1, anxious and agitated or restless or both; 2, cooperative, orientated, and tranquil; 3, responds to commands only; 4, brisk response to a light glabellar tap or auditory stimulus; 5, sluggish response to a light glabellar tap or auditory stimulus; and 6, no response to a light glabellar tap or auditory stimulus. A sedative state with RSS 4 was considered as an adequate level of sedation
during the surgery
the time when Ramsay sedation score reached 4 points
Time Frame: Ramsay sedation score reach 4 points during the surgery
record the time when Ramsay sedation score reached 4 points. The Ramsay sedation scale ranges from 1-6. 1, anxious and agitated or restless or both; 2, cooperative, orientated, and tranquil; 3, responds to commands only; 4, brisk response to a light glabellar tap or auditory stimulus; 5, sluggish response to a light glabellar tap or auditory stimulus; and 6, no response to a light glabellar tap or auditory stimulus. A sedative state with RSS 4 was considered as an adequate level of sedation
Ramsay sedation score reach 4 points during the surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
vital signs
Time Frame: during the surgery
Record Mean Arterial Pressure(MAP)10 min after getting into the operation room and 5, 10, 15, 30min after infusion
during the surgery
The incidence of nausea/ vomiting, dizzy, bradycardia and hypotension
Time Frame: in the first day after the surgery
Investigate the incidence of nausea/ vomiting, dizzy, bradycardia and hypotension in the first day after the surgery
in the first day after the surgery
post-operative visual analgesia scale scores (VAS)
Time Frame: within 24 hours after the surgery
investigate the VAS every hour till 6 hours and then every 2 hours till 24 hours. The VAS ranges from 1-10. 0 means painless; 1-3 means mild pain; 4-6 means moderate pain and 7-10 means severe pain
within 24 hours after the surgery
Vital signs
Time Frame: during the surgery
Record Spo2 10 min after getting into the operation room and 5, 10, 15, 30min after infusion
during the surgery
Vital signs
Time Frame: during the surgery
Record Heart Rate(HR) 10 min after getting into the operation room and 5, 10, 15, 30min after infusion
during the surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: Junchao Zhu, professor, Shengjing Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 20, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 13, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 17, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

January 18, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 18, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 17, 2019

Last Verified

January 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Effect of butorphanol

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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