Vascular Changes During Colorectal Surgery (MaMiFlo)

Measurement of Changes in Macro- and Microvascular Blood Flow During Major Colorectal Surgery

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether increases in the blood flow from the heart (the cardiac output), induced by the administration of intravenous fluids, lead to an increase in the blood flow to the vital organs, in patients undergoing bowel surgery.

This study will involve 2 phases. Firstly, potential volunteers will be invited to meet the research fellow (medical doctor) undertaking this study, who will check their suitability to participate in the study and who will obtain informed consent.

The second phase is the study itself which will take place whilst volunteers are having their bowel operation. They will attend theatre in the normal way, but once they have been anaesthetised (put to sleep), a special monitor called an oesophageal doppler probe will be placed into their oesophagus (food pipe) via the nose. This monitor is frequently used in bowel surgery to help assess how much intravenous fluid to administer to a patient by measuring the cardiac output (the amount of blood pumped out of the heart each minute). Using the cannula (drip) already inserted in the arm to allow administration of the anaesthetic, a special fluid, called an ultrasound contrast agent, will be injected into the drip, to allow a contrast enhanced ultrasound scan of the abdominal organs to be performed, to measure the blood flow to these organs. A small sample of blood will be taken from the earlobe to allow us to measure a chemical in the blood called lactate.

After this, intravenous fluid will be administered in order to increase the amount of blood pumped out of the heart. Once the oesophageal doppler monitor suggests that an adequate amount of fluid has been given, a second ultrasound scan will be performed to measure whether blood flow to the abdominal organs has also increased. A further blood sample will be taken from your earlobe to measure any change in lactate level.

At the completion of the operation, a third ultrasound scan will be performed and another sample of blood taken from the earlobe, to help assess blood flow to the organs.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Patients Undergoing Open Resection of Colorectal Tumours
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Hartmann's solution

Detailed Description

Potential participants (patients with colorectal cancer offered an operation) will be highlighted from the Derbyshire NHS trusts colorectal multidisciplinary team meeting. All patients who fulfil entry requirements will be seen by the research fellow after their outpatient meeting with their particular surgeon (if they agree). Information packs containing details of the study (information sheet and consent form) will be given and any questions answered. Patients will be allowed to take the packs away with them and decide whether they would be keen to participate. Interested patients will be consented by the research fellow during their subsequent pre-operative clinic appointment.

The study will take place intra-operatively. Monitoring will be instituted as determined necessary by the attending anaesthetists, but as a minimum will consist of pulse oximetry, ECG and non-invasive blood pressure recording. Intravenous cannulae will be sited and general anaesthesia induced by the anaesthetist responsible for the patient, as would be normal for this type of surgery. Once the patient has been transferred to the operating theatre, the research fellow will insert an ODM probe via either the nasal or oral route and the CO and SV will be measured; this constitutes normal care. A sterile Phillips iU22 USS probe will be placed on the patient's abdomen and the research fellow will administer SonoVue contrast agent intravenously via the cannula already sited to facilitate anaesthesia, up to a maximum dose of 2.4ml. Visceral MVBF will be measured using this CEUS technique. Capillary blood samples will be taken from earlobe for measurement of blood lactate levels by the research fellow. At this stage, as would typically occur during an operation of this nature, the research fellow will administer intravenous colloid suspension in boluses of 3ml/kg, up to a maximum of 15ml/kg, until the CO has been maximised, as judged by the ODM. At this stage, the research fellow will perform a further CEUS of the abdominal viscera by administering Sonovue contrast agent (2nd dose of up to 2.4ml) and measuring MVBF with the Phillips iU22. Repeat samples of capillary blood will be drawn to measure the lactate level by the research fellow. At the end of the operation, a 3rd CEUS of the abdominal viscera, along with further SV & CO readings, will be made.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 32

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: John P Williams, PhD; Phone Number: 01332 724641; Email: john.williams7@nhs.net

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Derbyshire
    • Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE22 3NE
      • Recruiting
      • Royal Derby Hospital
      • Principal Investigator: John P Williams, PhD
      • Sub-Investigator: David Read, BMBS

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with colorectal cancers, scheduled to undergo open resectional surgery.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 18 - 80 years
• Confirmed colorectal cancer
• Offered surgery by Derbyshire colorectal multidisciplinary team
• No metastatic disease
• Able to consent in English by themselves

Exclusion Criteria:

• Metastatic disease
• Oesophageal varices
• Patients with recent acute coronary syndrome (symptoms involving the heart) or unstable ischaemic cardiac disease (reduced blood supply to the heart);
• Patients known to have right-to-left shunts (abnormal movement of blood within the heart), severe pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, the blood vessel that leads from the heart to the lungs), uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure) or adult respiratory distress syndrome (severe fluid build-up in both lungs);
• Pregnant or breast-feeding women;
• Known sensitivity to Sonovue;
• Prolonged QT syndrome

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Colorectal patients; Subjects undergoing colorectal surgery	Drug: Hartmann's solution; Administered in 250ml boluses, until cardiac output has been optimised.; Other Names: Lactated Ringer's solution; Ringer's lactate solution; Compound sodium lactate solution

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Changes in microvascular blood flow during colorectal surgery	Immediately following optimisation of cardiac output

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Nottingham
• Investigators: Study Chair: John P Williams, PhD, University of Nottingham

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): January 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 8, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 8, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): May 12, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 27, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 25, 2015
• Last Verified: January 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: colorectal surgery; cardiac output
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Intestinal Neoplasms; Rectal Diseases; Colorectal Neoplasms; Pharmaceutical Solutions
• Other Study ID Numbers: 13115