Neuromuscular Blockade in Patients With Severe Renal Impairment

November 3, 2023 updated by: Tiffany B Moon, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade in Patients With Severe Renal Impairment

This study is intended to be a single-site, prospective, randomized, double-blinded study that intends to enroll a total of 60 patients with severe renal impairment undergoing surgery with general endotracheal anesthesia at Parkland Hospital. Patients will be randomized to receive either neostigmine (for reversal of cisatracurium) or sugammadex (for reversal of rocuronium). A standardized anesthetic protocol that is usual and customary for the type of operation the patient is having will be provided to the anesthesia teams of enrolled subjects. The remainder of the anesthetic care of the subject will not deviate from the standard of care. All patients will be monitored with continuous pulse oximetry postoperatively for 24 hours.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This will be a prospective, randomized, double-blinded study of surgical patients with severe renal impairment that seeks to address the following:

Specific Aim:

To determine whether rocuronium-induced moderate neuromuscular blockade and reversal with sugammadex achieves recovery of neuromuscular function (TOF ≥ 0.9) faster than reversal of cisatracurium-induced moderate neuromuscular blockade and reversal with neostigmine in patients with severe renal impairment.

Primary Hypothesis:

Patients with severe renal impairment who are reversed with sugammadex after rocuronium will achieve a TOF ≥0.9 within a time frame that is one-third of the time it takes for reversal with neostigmine after cisatracurium.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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49

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390
        • Parkland Health & Hospital System

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-80 years old
  • Severe renal impairment (CrCl < 30 mL/min)
  • Undergoing non-emergent surgery that requires neuromuscular blockade
  • Planned extubation in the operating room immediately after surgery
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification 3 to 4
  • Willing and able to consent in English or Spanish
  • No personal history of neuromuscular disease

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age less than 18 or older than 80
  • Patient does not speak English or Spanish
  • Planned postoperative intubation/ventilation
  • Allergy to sugammadex, neostigmine, glycopyrrolate, cisatracurium, or rocuronium
  • Family or personal history of malignant hyperthermia
  • Patient refusal
  • Pregnant or nursing women
  • "Stat" (emergent) cases
  • Pre-existing muscle weakness of any etiology
  • Patients on toremifene (a selective estrogen receptor modulator)
  • Women on oral contraceptives who do not wish to use a non-hormonal method of contraception for 7 days following surgery

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Cisatracurium + Neostigmine
Patients in the cisatracurium/neostigmine group will receive 0.2 mg/kg of cisatracurium for neuromuscular paralysis during induction. Additional cisatracurium will be given to keep the patient at a neuromuscular depth of 1 twitch throughout the surgery until the last 30 minutes, during which the patient will be kept at 2 twitches.
Drug: Cisatracurium + Neostigmine
Maintenance neuromuscular blockade with boluses of cisatracurium to keep train-of-four (TOF) 1-2 twitches. For reversal, neostigmine with glycopyrrolate
Active Comparator: Rocuronium + Sugammadex
Patients in the rocuronium/sugammadex group will receive 0.6 mg/kg of rocuronium for neuromuscular paralysis during induction. Additional rocuronium will be given to keep the patient at a neuromuscular depth of 1 twitch throughout the surgery until the last 30 minutes, during which the patient will be kept at 2 twitches.
Drug: Rocuronium + Sugammadex
Maintenance neuromuscular blockade with boluses of rocuronium to keep TOF 1-2 twitches. For reversal, sugammadex

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time Until Complete Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade
Time Frame: In the operating room, the amount of time after administration of the reversal syringe to reach recovery of neuromuscular function (TOFR ≥ 90%) assessed up to 30 minutes.
Measure how long it takes to return from a TOF of 2 to a TOF ≥ 0.9.
In the operating room, the amount of time after administration of the reversal syringe to reach recovery of neuromuscular function (TOFR ≥ 90%) assessed up to 30 minutes.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Tiffany Moon, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

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December 10, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

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August 11, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

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July 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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February 21, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 2, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

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April 5, 2019

Study Record Updates

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November 8, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 3, 2023

Last Verified

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November 1, 2023

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • STU-2018-0411

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

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