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CardiacsurgeryNCT00769691

Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy

An observational study of Cardiacsurgery, run by Johns Hopkins University at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Blood flow to the brain is normally regulated to ensure a constant supply of blood with oxygen and nutrients. During heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass, blood pressure is kept at a level that may or may not be below an individual's lower level of brain blood flow autoregulation. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 60 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cardiacsurgery
How many people
225 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2008to Jul 2010
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 60 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Who may be able to join

  • Adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21210

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About this study

Official title: Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring in Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Comparison of Near Infrared Spectroscopy With Transcranial Doppler

Blood flow to the brain is normally regulated to ensure a constant supply of blood with oxygen and nutrients. During heart surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass, blood pressure is kept at a level that may or may not be below an individual's lower level of brain blood flow autoregulation. If lower, the brain may be exposed to an inadequate blood flow that could result in brain damage. The purpose of this study is to examine whether monitoring with a non-invasive FDA approved device that measures oxygen saturation of the superficial layers of the brain (near infrared spectroscopy) can, when combined with blood pressure measurements, provide information on the blood pressure level where brain blood flow is not autoregulated. The goal of this research is to develop a method to individualize blood pressure during surgery to a level that is within a patient's brain blood flow autoregulation range as a means for improving outcomes for patient undergoing heart surgery.

Read the detailed description

Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is normally autoregulated within a range of blood pressures, thus, allowing for a constant cerebral O2 supply commensurate with metabolic demands. The lower limit of blood pressure during general anesthesia deemed tolerable is usually empirically chosen without regard to an individual's lower autoregulatory threshold. This practice may lead to cerebral hypoperfusion in some patients placing them at risk for cerebral ischemic injury. This is particularly true during cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass where mean blood pressure is maintained at some level greater than 50 mm Hg or even lower during surgical mandated situations. This practice is concern for the rising number of aged surgical patients with cerebral vascular disease whom are prone to cerebral hypoperfusion. Individualizing blood pressure to be within the patient's autoregulatory range would more likely ensure adequate CBF during surgery. In this study we will evaluate whether real-time monitoring using a near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS) based method accurately detects the lower CBF autoregulation threshold in patients compared with a validated, but technically more challenging method of CBF autoregulation measurement using transcranial Doppler. This approach involves continuous calculation of a moving linear regression correlation coefficient between blood pressure and cerebral O2 saturation measured with NIRS as a surrogate for CBF. A correlation coefficient, termed cerebral oximetery index, is generated and displayed versus blood pressure. When CBF is dysregulated, this correlation coefficient becomes markedly positive indicating CBF is pressure passive. We will further assess the added value of this type of monitoring to detect the lower CBF autoregulatory threshold compared with predictions based on preoperative blood pressure. These aims will be addressed in the study of 178 patients greater than 60 years of age undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery and/or valve surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. Due to the many hemodynamic fluctuations during cardiac surgery, autoregulatory thresholds can be determined without administration of vasoactive drugs. Neurological complications are an important source of patient morbidity, mortality, hospital costs, and impaired quality of life after cardiac and other types of surgery. NIRS monitoring is non-invasive, continuous, requires little caregiver intervention and, thus, would have wide applicability for providing information about CBF autoregulation in a variety of clinical settings including cardiac surgery. This adoption could be enhanced with the likely development of "plug-and-play" monitors.

Conditions
Cardiacsurgery
Keywords
Cardiac surgery, Cerebral blood flow autoregulation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00769691
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group AAdult patients undergoing cardiac surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Concordance with Doppler measure

    Measured: at complesion

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Oct 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2008
  3. Primary completionApr 2010
  4. Study completionJul 2010

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
225 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00769691
Sponsor's protocol ID
HL 00012384
Other IDs
R01HL092259
Status last verified
Aug 2017
First submitted
7 Oct 2008
Last updated
22 Aug 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Hori D, Katz NM, Fine DM, Ono M, Barodka VM, Lester LC, Yenokyan G, Hogue CW. Defining oliguria during cardiopulmonary bypass and its relationship with cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury. Br J Anaesth. 2016 Dec;117(6):733-740. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew340.

    PubMed 27956671
  • Hori D, Brown C, Ono M, Rappold T, Sieber F, Gottschalk A, Neufeld KJ, Gottesman R, Adachi H, Hogue CW. Arterial pressure above the upper cerebral autoregulation limit during cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with postoperative delirium. Br J Anaesth. 2014 Dec;113(6):1009-17. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeu319. Epub 2014 Sep 25.

    PubMed 25256545
  • Ono M, Zheng Y, Joshi B, Sigl JC, Hogue CW. Validation of a stand-alone near-infrared spectroscopy system for monitoring cerebral autoregulation during cardiac surgery. Anesth Analg. 2013 Jan;116(1):198-204. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e318271fb10. Epub 2012 Dec 7.

    PubMed 23223100
  • Ono M, Joshi B, Brady K, Easley RB, Zheng Y, Brown C, Baumgartner W, Hogue CW. Risks for impaired cerebral autoregulation during cardiopulmonary bypass and postoperative stroke. Br J Anaesth. 2012 Sep;109(3):391-8. doi: 10.1093/bja/aes148. Epub 2012 Jun 1.

    PubMed 22661748
  • Brady K, Joshi B, Zweifel C, Smielewski P, Czosnyka M, Easley RB, Hogue CW Jr. Real-time continuous monitoring of cerebral blood flow autoregulation using near-infrared spectroscopy in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Stroke. 2010 Sep;41(9):1951-6. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.575159. Epub 2010 Jul 22.

    PubMed 20651274

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cardiacsurgery, run by Johns Hopkins University at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Aug 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Concordance with Doppler measure (time frame: at complesion). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00769691, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Aug 2017.

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