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Cardiac SurgeryTLAHMHSNCT02471001

The Levels of Anaesthetics in Heart Muscle During Heart Surgery

An observational study of Cardiac Surgery, run by University of Edinburgh at 1 site in United Kingdom.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

In the last few years, anaesthetic agents, Isoflurane used in heart surgery have shown some benefits to reduce the risk of heart muscle damage. Many research studies have been conducted to reveal the benefit relationship between Isoflurane and the risk of heart muscle injury during heart surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cardiac Surgery
What is being tested?
Blood samples
How many people
23 participants
Where
1 siteUnited Kingdom
Study dates
Sep 2015to Jun 2016
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: All patients who scheduled for an elective heart surgery in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh using a heart-lung machine and the administration of ether-like anaesthetic, isoflurane will be recruited in this study.

Who may be able to join

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Scheduled for elective cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.
  • Anaesthetised using isoflurane as part of a balanced anaesthetic technique during heart-lung machine
  • Patient has consented to participate
  • Cardioplegia technique involves insertion of a coronary sinus catheter.

Who cannot join

  • Emergency surgery or patient with malignancy
  • Heart surgery undertaken without heart-lung machine
  • Age younger than 18 years
  • Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
  • Cardiac surgery that does not require cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Anaesthetised using an total intravenous-based technique

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United Kingdom1 site
  • Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care

    Edinburgh

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About this study

Official title: Coronary Sinus Blood Isoflurane Concentration in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery

In the last few years, anaesthetic agents, Isoflurane used in heart surgery have shown some benefits to reduce the risk of heart muscle damage. Many research studies have been conducted to reveal the benefit relationship between Isoflurane and the risk of heart muscle injury during heart surgery. However, there is a knowledge gap regarding the optimal level of Isoflurane concentration to confer the benefit of heart muscle-protective properties. Therefore, this study is conducted to answer that question by measuring the Isoflurane concentration in the blood vessels. It also assesses whether Isoflurane concentration in the blood is correlated to the oxygenator exhaust level of Isoflurane in the heart-lung machine.

Read the detailed description

All patients who scheduled for an elective heart surgery in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh using a heart-lung machine and the administration of ether-like anaesthetic, isoflurane will be recruited in this study. This is a pilot study to determine the concentration of isoflurane in heart muscle. Isaac and Michael (2005), Hill (1998), Julious (2005) have conducted survey/research to conclude that 30 sample sizes are adequate for a pilot study. Thus, investigators aim to recruit at least 30 sample sizes to allow data (standard deviation, mean etc.) used in sample size estimation for future studies.

The medical and surgical care plans for participants remain as usual in this study. In a normal practise, surgeons will insert a catheter into the blood vessels coming from the heart to deliver solution to stop the contraction of heart for heart procedure. At this moment, two blood samples of about two-teaspoonful in volume will be collected from the in-placed catheters in vein and aorta. Then, the blood samples will be sent to lab to measure the concentration of isoflurane in vein and aorta. Also, the reading of exhausted isoflurane gas on heart-lung machine are routinely monitored and recorded.

Conditions
Cardiac Surgery
Being tested
Blood samples
Keywords
concentration, Isoflurane, cardioprotective, cardioplegia, heart surgery, Disorder, Heart, Functional, Postoperative
Medical subject headings
Disease

What participants receive

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

  • Blood samplesBiological

    Two additional blood samples will be taken from in-situ catheters during heart surgery.

Study groups in NCT02471001
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Heart Surgery Using Heart-lung MachineAll patients who scheduled for an elective heart surgery in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh using a heart-lung machine and the administration of ether-like anaesthetic, isoflurane will be recruited in this study. The medical and surgical care plans for participants remain as usual in this study with an exception being two additional blood samples of about two-teaspoonful in volume will be collected from an in-placed catheters in vein and aorta.
Receives: Biological: Blood samples

What is being measured

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

  1. Levels of Isoflurane in coronary sinus blood

    Measured: 1 week after blood samples taken

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Isoflurane level in oxygenator exhaust levels on heart-lung machine

    Measured: Immediately after the heart surgery is over

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 Jun 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2015
  3. Primary completionJun 2016
  4. Study completionJun 2016

Resources

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
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
23 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02471001
Sponsor's protocol ID
UEdin-15
Acronym
TLAHMHS
Status last verified
May 2016
First submitted
4 Jun 2015
Last updated
28 Nov 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Yau JM, Alexander JH, Hafley G, Mahaffey KW, Mack MJ, Kouchoukos N, Goyal A, Peterson ED, Gibson CM, Califf RM, Harrington RA, Ferguson TB; PREVENT IV Investigators. Impact of perioperative myocardial infarction on angiographic and clinical outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting (from PRoject of Ex-vivo Vein graft ENgineering via Transfection [PREVENT] IV). Am J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 1;102(5):546-51. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.04.069. Epub 2008 Jul 2.

    PubMed 18721510
  • BIGELOW WG, LINDSAY WK, GREENWOOD WF. Hypothermia; its possible role in cardiac surgery: an investigation of factors governing survival in dogs at low body temperatures. Ann Surg. 1950 Nov;132(5):849-66. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195011000-00001. No abstract available.

    PubMed 14771796
  • Yoshimi I. Cardiac preconditioning by anesthetic agents: roles of volatile anesthetics and opioids in cardioprotection. Yonago Acta Medica 2007; 50: 45-55.

  • Hausenloy DJ, Boston-Griffiths E, Yellon DM. Cardioprotection during cardiac surgery. Cardiovasc Res. 2012 May 1;94(2):253-65. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvs131. Epub 2012 Mar 22.

    PubMed 22440888
  • R. Peter Alston, Paul Myles, Marco Ranucci. Oxford Textbook of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia. Oxford University Press 2015. Chapter 15 Myocardial protection during cardiac surgery. 157-65.

  • Pramood CK, Reena S, Gajraj SS. Ischemic and anesthetic preconditioning of the heart: an insight into the concepts and mechanisms. Journal Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine; 2005; 6(1): 45-7

  • Symons JA, Myles PS. Myocardial protection with volatile anaesthetic agents during coronary artery bypass surgery: a meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2006 Aug;97(2):127-36. doi: 10.1093/bja/ael149. Epub 2006 Jun 21.

    PubMed 16793778
  • Fabien Picard, Francis Depret, Sergio ZC, Steven Hollenberg. Effect of anesthesia level on murine cardiac function. F1000 Research 2014; 3: 165-72

  • Chiu-Fen Y, Michael Yu-Chih C, Tsung-I C, Ching-Feng Cheng. Dose-dependent effects of isoflurane on cardiovascular function in rats. Tzu Chi Medical Journal 2014; 26 (3): 119-22

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cardiac Surgery, run by University of Edinburgh at 1 site in United Kingdom.

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 5 inclusion and 6 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 28 Nov 2016. 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 Kingdom. 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?

Levels of Isoflurane in coronary sinus blood (time frame: 1 week after blood samples taken). 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 NCT02471001, which also lists 9 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 28 Nov 2016.

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