Organ Protection With Sevoflurane Postconditioning After Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass

October 11, 2011 updated by: University of Zurich

Organ protection, volatile anesthetics, postconditioning.

Sedation of patients on ICU after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass with either propofol or sevoflurane. Evaluation of organ function and inflammatory mediators in the blood.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

120

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • CABG and/or heart valve surgery with CPB
  • Ejection fraction (EF) = 30%
  • Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) classification = 3
  • Ages 18 to 90 years old

Exclusion criteria:

  • Pulmonary disease: forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) < 80%; FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) < 70%
  • Renal disease and/ or creatinine-clearance < 60 ml/min
  • Previous cardiac surgery
  • Emergency procedures
  • Postoperative intra aortic balloon pump (IABP) requirement
  • Myocardial infarction < 7d
  • Steroid treatment
  • Insulin-dependent diabetes
  • Pregnancy

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Propofol
Drug: Sevoflurane
Sedation with sevoflurane
Drug: Propofol
Sedation on intensive care unit with propofol
Experimental: Sevoflurane
Drug: Sevoflurane
Sedation with sevoflurane
Drug: Propofol
Sedation on intensive care unit with propofol

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Myocardial injury markers (myoglobin, creatine kinase, myocard specific creatine kinase, and troponin T)
Time Frame: Start and end of ICU stay
Start and end of ICU stay

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Oxygenation index, postoperative pulmonary complications, ICU stay (days), length of hospitalisation
Time Frame: Start with surgery until end of hospitalisation
Start with surgery until end of hospitalisation

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Zurich

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 17, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 17, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

June 18, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 12, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 11, 2011

Last Verified

October 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • IFA-5-2007

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