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Diagnostic and Monitoring Anesthesiology Devices Associated With Adverse IncidentsNCT02178774

Evaluation the Perfusion of Uterus and Lower Extremities During Cesarean Section With NIRS and Color Doppler

An observational study of Diagnostic and Monitoring Anesthesiology Devices Associated With Adverse Incidents, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Hypotension after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section is one of the most common perioperative issue, with an incidence up to 83%.Hypotension is mainly induced by the associated sympathetic blockade, with a drop of peripheral vascular resistance in the lower extremities and an increase in venous capacitance. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 40 years, women only
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
Jun 2014to Jan 2015
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 20 to 40 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Study population: Parturients who are going to receive an elective cesarean section in NTUH will be enrolled.

Who may be able to join

  • Parturients
  • elective cesarean section
  • ASA class I or class II

Who cannot join

  • Emergent cesarean section
  • Skin lesions over the site of local anesthetic injection
  • Skin lesions over the sites where NIRS patches are about to be attached
  • Patients with history of being allergic to NIRS patches
  • Patients with coagulopathy or other contraindications for spinal anesthesia

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site
  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, 100

    Po-Yuan Shih, MD, 886-2-23123456 ext. 62158, b87401084@ntu.edu.tw

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About this study

Official title: Using Non-invasive Near-infrared Spectroscopy and Color Doppler to Evaluate the Relationship Between the Perfusion of Uterus and Gastrocnemius Muscles of the Parturients Receiving Cesarean Section

Hypotension after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section is one of the most common perioperative issue, with an incidence up to 83%.Hypotension is mainly induced by the associated sympathetic blockade, with a drop of peripheral vascular resistance in the lower extremities and an increase in venous capacitance. Hypotension is a distress for both anesthesiologists and obstetricians as it endangers parturient's hemodynamics and compromises the uteroplacental blood flow. In clinical practice, there are several ways to treat hypotension after spinal anesthesia such as preloading with intravenous fluids and administrating ephedrine. Normotensive maternal blood pressure does neither guarantee the well-being of the fetus nor ensure the tissue perfusion of the parturient. Based on the anatomy and physiology basis, we hypothesize that uterine perfusion under spinal anesthesia would correlate with the perfusion of the lower extremities. To measure the perfusion of the lower extremities, we use a relative new tool, the non-invasive transcutaneous near infrared spectroscopy.

Read the detailed description

This is a prospective observational study. Parturients who are going to receive an elective cesarean section will be enrolled. Before entering the operating rooms, the parturient enrolled receives the Doppler studies. The external iliac artery is identified and color Doppler is activated to locate the uterine artery crossed the external iliac artery. The probe is stabilized to obtain the maximum flow velocity waveform.The pulsatility index of these three waveforms is calculated and recorded as the baseline. Three minutes after the anesthetics are injected, the same procedures of color Doppler are performed again, and the PI after the spinal anesthesia is recorded.

Tissue (cerebral) oximeter (INVOS Cerebral Oximeter Model 5100B; Somanetics, Troy, MI, USA) is used for the NIRS technique. Two adhesive sensor patches are attached to the parturient. One sensor patch is applied over the the biceps brachii of the upper limb while the other adhere to the medial side of the gastrocnemius muscle. After the oximeter shows a stable reading, the baseline data are recorded. The parturient then receive spinal anesthesia in the right lateral decubitus position. The intrathecal injection consists of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine. NIBP is monitored at 2.5 minutes interval for 30 minutes. Tissue oximeter starts recording every minute right after local anesthetics are injected into the intrathecal space for a total of fifteen minutes.

Keywords
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), spinal anesthesia, cesarean section
Medical subject headings
Disease

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT02178774
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
parturientstissue oxymetry

What is being measured

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

  1. tissue oxygen saturation

    Measured: Tissue oximeter starts recording before and every minute right after local anesthetics are injected into the intrathecal space for a total of fifteen minutes.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Jul 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2014
  3. Primary completionJan 2015 (estimated)

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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
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
40 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02178774
Sponsor's protocol ID
201401059RIND
Status last verified
Jun 2014
First submitted
23 Jun 2014
Last updated
1 Jul 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Diagnostic and Monitoring Anesthesiology Devices Associated With Adverse Incidents, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

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 3 inclusion and 5 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Jul 2014. 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 Taiwan. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Po-Yuan Shih, MD (886-2-23123456 ext. 62158, b87401084@ntu.edu.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

tissue oxygen saturation (time frame: Tissue oximeter starts recording before and every minute right after local anesthetics are injected into the intrathecal space for a total of fifteen minutes.). 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 1 Jul 2014.

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