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Coronary Artery Bypass GraftNCT01572454

Comparison of Dexmedetomidine and Remifentanil Infusion During CABG

A study testing Dexmedetomidine infusion and Remifentanil infusion in people with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and Hypokalemia, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

We are trying to investigate whether intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion could decrease the incidence of intraoperative hypokalemia and arrhythmia, and myocardial injury in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft, and trying compare these effects with those of remifentanil infusion. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 70 years
What is being tested?
Dexmedetomidine infusion and Remifentanil infusion
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
77 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
Mar 2012to Dec 2012
Phase
Interventional
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 20 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Those undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft during March, 2012 ~ February, 2013 in Samsung Medical Center
  • Age between 20 and 70 yrs old

Who cannot join

  • Any patients with plasma aldosterone, or glucocorticoid disorder including primary hyperaldosteronism, renovascular hypertension, rennin-secreting tumor, salt-wasting renal disease, Cushing syndrome
  • Patients with recent exogenous steroid administration or previous diuretics therapy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 135-710

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: The Comparison of Serum Potassium Concentration, Antiarrhythmic Effect, and Myocardial Protective Effect Between Dexmedetomidine and Remifentanil Infusion in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

We are trying to investigate whether intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion could decrease the incidence of intraoperative hypokalemia and arrhythmia, and myocardial injury in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft, and trying compare these effects with those of remifentanil infusion.

Read the detailed description

Alpha2-adrenergic agonist, dexmedetomidine, is recently used for sedation, analgesia or adjuvant to general anesthesia. Postsynaptic activation of alpha2 adrenoceptors in the central nervous system (CNS) inhibits sympathetic activity and thus can decrease blood pressure and heart rate. The blockade of sympathetic activity decrease the neuroendocrine stress response and may decrease the incidence of hypokalemia. The hypokalemia can increase the incidence of arrythmia, especially in cardiac patients. We postulated that dexmedetomidine could decrease the neuroendocrine stress response, thus decrease arrhythmia during cardiac surgery. Furthermore, dexmedetomidine have been reported to have cardioprotective effect with previous animal studies.

Therefore, the aim of the present study is to investigate whether the intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion can reduce the incidence of hypokalemia and arrythmia, and myocardial injury in subjects undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft. We are also trying to compare these effects with those of remifentanil infusion.

Being tested
Dexmedetomidine infusion, Remifentanil infusion
Keywords
coronary artery bypass graft, hypokalemia, cardiac arrhythmia, dexmedetomidine, remifentanil
Medical subject headings
Hypokalemia, Arrhythmias, Cardiac

What participants receive

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

  • Dexmedetomidine infusionDrug

    Also called Dexmedetomidine

    Dexmedetomidine infusion 0.2 mcg/kg/hr during anesthetic induction 0.3 - 0.7 mcg/kg/hr during the surgery

  • Remifentanil infusionDrug

    Also called Remifentanil

    Remifentanil infusion 0.05 - 0.3 mcg/kg/min during the anesthetic induction and surgery

Study groups in NCT01572454
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Dexmedetomidine groupExperimentalDexmedetomidine infusion 0.2 mcg/kg/hr during anesthetic induction 0.3 - 0.7 mcg/kg/hr during the surgery
Receives: Drug: Dexmedetomidine infusion
Remifentanil groupActive comparatorRemifentanil infusion 0.05 - 0.3 mcg/kg/min during the anesthetic induction and surgery
Receives: Drug: Remifentanil infusion

What is being measured

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

  1. serum potassium concentration

    serum potassium concentration at the day before anesthetic induction

    Measured: at 24 hour before anesthetic induction

  2. serum potassium concentration

    1 minutes before anesthetic induction (etomidate injection)

    Measured: 1 minutes before anesthetic induction

  3. serum potassium concentration

    serum potassium concentration 20 minutes after start of anesthetic induction (at the end of anesthetic induction)

    Measured: 20 minutes after start of anesthetic induction

  4. serum potassium concentration

    serum potassium concentration at 2 hour after anesthetic induction (after mammary artery dissection and graft formation)

    Measured: 2 hour after the start of anesthetic induction

  5. serum potassium concentration

    serum potassium concentration at 3 hour after end of anesthetic induction (after the anastomosis of coronary graft)

    Measured: 3 hour after start of anesthetic induction

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. arterial blood gas analysis results

    arterial blood gas analysis results

    Measured: 24 hour, 1 min before anesthetic induction, 20 min, 2 and 3 hour after the start of anesthetic induction

  2. incidence of hypokalemia

    incidence of hypokalemia (serum K < 3.5) incidence of hypokalemia (serum K < 4.5)

    Measured: 24 hour, 1 min before anesthetic induction, 20 min, 2 and 3 hour after the start of anesthetic induction

  3. hemodynamic parameters

    hemodynamic parameters (blood pressure, heart rate, central venous pressure, cardiac output, SvO2)

    Measured: 24 hour, 1 min before anesthetic induction, 20 min, 2 and 3 hour after the start of anesthetic induction

  4. inotropics, vasopressor requirement

    inotropics, vasopressor requirement

    Measured: 24 hour, 1 min before anesthetic induction, 20 min, 2 and 3 hour after the start of anesthetic induction

  5. Myocardial injury marker

    serum concentration of CK-MB, Troponin (i)as a marker for myocaridial injury

    Measured: 2, 24, 48 hour after the end of surgery

  6. Left ventricular function

    left ventricular function determined by Tei index, ejection fraction of preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative echocardiography

    Measured: 72 hour before, during (immediate after grafting), 72 hour after surgery

Timeline

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

  1. First posted6 Apr 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2012
  3. Primary completionDec 2012
  4. Study completionDec 2012

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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
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
77 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01572454
Sponsor's protocol ID
2012-02-012-001
Status last verified
Dec 2013
First submitted
4 Apr 2012
Last updated
25 Dec 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Dexmedetomidine infusion and Remifentanil infusion in people with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and Hypokalemia, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

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 2 inclusion and 2 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 25 Dec 2013. 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 South Korea. 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?

serum potassium concentration (time frame: at 24 hour before anesthetic induction). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 25 Dec 2013.

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