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Perioperative/Postoperative ComplicationsNCT02559141

Non-invasive Early Goal Directed Therapy in Colorectal Surgery: a Feasibility Study

A study testing Dobutamine in people with Perioperative/Postoperative Complications and C.Surgical Procedure; Digestive System, run by University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein at 1 site in Germany.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The Nexfin monitoring system offers a complete non-invasive approach to a continuously estimation of blood pressure, CI and PPV by means of finger-cuff based pulse contour analysis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Dobutamine
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
80 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
Mar 2014to Oct 2015
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Major abdominal procedures
  • Estimated duration ≥120 minutes
  • High transfusion probability
  • Anticipated blood loss ≥1000 ml

Who cannot join

  • Patients less than 18 years old
  • ASA I or IV classification
  • Heart rhythm disorders
  • Advanced peripheral artery occlusive disease
  • Arteriovenous shunts concerning upper extremities
  • Laparoscopic abdominal procedures

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • Ole Broch

    Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 24105

Other trials in Germany

About this study

The Nexfin monitoring system offers a complete non-invasive approach to a continuously estimation of blood pressure, CI and PPV by means of finger-cuff based pulse contour analysis. Several clinical investigations have proven reliability and interchangeability of the Nexfin technology yielding acceptable results especially regarding the trending abilities. At present there is no evidence available, whether a early goal directed hemodynamic optimization protocol based on a completely non-invasive monitoring technology is able to reduce postoperative complication. Therefore, the aim of this single-center study is to compare the clinical outcome and postoperative complications of patients undergoing major colorectal surgery treated with standard of care or with a GDT protocol based on the Nexfin technology.

Read the detailed description

The Nexfin™ monitoring system is able to provide continuous beat-to-beat stroke volume index (SVI), stroke volume variation (SVV), pulse pressure variation (PPV), cardiac index (CI) and arterial pressure by using an inflatable finger cuff. This system consists of a frequency dependent transfer function for calculation of brachial artery pressure from the finger artery pressure.

Major surgery bares the risk of concealed hypoperfusion and therefore possible mismatch in oxygen delivery and oxygen demand. It must be noted, that the "basic" perioperative monitoring, i.e. electrocardiogram, oxygen saturation and non-invasive or invasive blood pressure measurements is not able to accurately detect hypovolemia and ongoing organ hypoperfusion. Perioperatively, patients undergoing major abdominal surgery are prone to high risk of hemodynamic instabilities and consequently relevant changes in oxygen delivery, associated with an increase in postoperative complications and length of stay in hospital. Over the last years several studies focused on early goal directed hemodynamic therapy (GDT) with strong proof for the feasibility of such algorithms and the improvement in patient's outcome with respect to certain clinical scenarios.However, there is still a debate regarding an individualized GDT approach, based on pre-procedural defined individualized hemodynamic goals yielded by an advanced haemodynamic monitoring technology. We do have to distinguish which monitoring system, invasive to non-invasive, matches the kind of estimated risk at what time best.

Being tested
Dobutamine
Keywords
haemodynamic optimization, cardiac index, non-invasive, pulse pressure variation
Medical subject headings
Postoperative Complications

What participants receive

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

  • DobutamineDrug

    Also called Norepinephrine, crystalloids/colloids

    If PPV ≤10%, volume substitution of 500 ml of crystalloids and/or colloids as long as CI was ≥2.5 l/min/m². Maintenance of CI ≥2.5 l/min/m² and MAP ≥65 mmHg was achieved by using dobutamine (10 µg/kg/min) and norepinephrine (0.03 µg/kg/min).

Study groups in NCT02559141
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Study group (SG)OtherBefore induction of anaesthesia: * Arterial line * Nexfin Monitoring System * Measurement of cardiac index (CI), pulse pressure variation (PPV) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) * Baseline blood samples. Induction of anaesthesia Study Group: * PPV ≤10%, 500 ml of crystalloids/colloids as long as CI was ≥2.5 l/min/m² * Maintenance of CI ≥2.5 l/min/m² and MAP ≥65 mmHg by using dobutamine (10 µg/kg/min) and norepinephrine (0.03 µg/kg/min).
Receives: Drug: Dobutamine
Control group (CG)No intervention* MAP ≥65 mmHg * CVP ≤12 mmHg * Haemoglobin level ≥8 g/dl. * Maintenance of MAP ≥65 mmHg by using crystalloids/colloids, bolus injection of theodrenaline/cafedrine or continuous infusion of norepinephrine (0.03 µg/kg/min) according to clinical evaluation.

What is being measured

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

  1. Postoperative complications

    Measured: 28 days

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Length of hospital stay (LOS)

    Measured: 28 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted24 Sep 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2014
  3. Primary completionOct 2015
  4. Study completionOct 2015

Resources

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
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
80 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02559141
Sponsor's protocol ID
AZ B260/11
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
23 Sep 2015
Last updated
29 Oct 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Challand C, Struthers R, Sneyd JR, Erasmus PD, Mellor N, Hosie KB, Minto G. Randomized controlled trial of intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy in aerobically fit and unfit patients having major colorectal surgery. Br J Anaesth. 2012 Jan;108(1):53-62. doi: 10.1093/bja/aer273. Epub 2011 Aug 26.

    PubMed 21873370
  • Toyama S, Shimoyama M. Goal-directed fluid therapy in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Br J Anaesth. 2012 May;108(5):877-8; author reply 878-9. doi: 10.1093/bja/aes110. No abstract available.

    PubMed 22499750
  • Zheng H, Guo H, Ye JR, Chen L, Ma HP. Goal-directed fluid therapy in gastrointestinal surgery in older coronary heart disease patients: randomized trial. World J Surg. 2013 Dec;37(12):2820-9. doi: 10.1007/s00268-013-2203-6.

    PubMed 24048581
  • Yates DR, Davies SJ, Milner HE, Wilson RJ. Crystalloid or colloid for goal-directed fluid therapy in colorectal surgery. Br J Anaesth. 2014 Feb;112(2):281-9. doi: 10.1093/bja/aet307. Epub 2013 Sep 20.

    PubMed 24056586
  • Bennett-Guerrero E. Hemodynamic goal-directed therapy in high-risk surgical patients. JAMA. 2014 Jun 4;311(21):2177-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.5306. No abstract available.

    PubMed 24841970
  • Srinivasa S, Taylor MH, Singh PP, Lemanu DP, MacCormick AD, Hill AG. Goal-directed fluid therapy in major elective rectal surgery. Int J Surg. 2014 Dec;12(12):1467-72. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.11.010. Epub 2014 Nov 15.

    PubMed 25463768
  • Gomez-Izquierdo JC, Feldman LS, Carli F, Baldini G. Meta-analysis of the effect of goal-directed therapy on bowel function after abdominal surgery. Br J Surg. 2015 May;102(6):577-89. doi: 10.1002/bjs.9747. Epub 2015 Mar 11.

    PubMed 25759947
  • Cannesson M, Ramsingh D, Rinehart J, Demirjian A, Vu T, Vakharia S, Imagawa D, Yu Z, Greenfield S, Kain Z. Perioperative goal-directed therapy and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing high-risk abdominal surgery: a historical-prospective, comparative effectiveness study. Crit Care. 2015 Jun 19;19(1):261. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-0945-2.

    PubMed 26088649
  • Hunsicker O, Scott MJ, Miller TE, Baldini G, Feldheiser A. Gastrointestinal morbidity as primary outcome measure in studies comparing crystalloid and colloid within a goal-directed therapy. Br J Anaesth. 2015 Jul;115(1):128-9. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev181. No abstract available.

    PubMed 26089448
  • Gottlieb M, Bailitz J. Comparison of Early Goal-Directed Therapy With Usual Care for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Dec;66(6):632-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.05.025. Epub 2015 Jun 24. No abstract available.

    PubMed 26116223
  • Correa-Gallego C, Tan KS, Arslan-Carlon V, Gonen M, Denis SC, Langdon-Embry L, Grant F, Kingham TP, DeMatteo RP, Allen PJ, D'Angelica MI, Jarnagin WR, Fischer M. Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy Using Stroke Volume Variation for Resuscitation after Low Central Venous Pressure-Assisted Liver Resection: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Aug;221(2):591-601. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.03.050. Epub 2015 Apr 7.

    PubMed 26206652

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Dobutamine in people with Perioperative/Postoperative Complications and C.Surgical Procedure; Digestive System, run by University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein at 1 site in Germany.

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 4 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 29 Oct 2015. 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 Germany. 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?

Postoperative complications (time frame: 28 days). 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 NCT02559141, which also lists 11 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 29 Oct 2015.

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