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Infratentorial NeoplasmsNCT02933749

Effects of the Prone and the Sitting Positions on the Brain Oxygenation in Posterior Fossa Surgery

A study testing SctO2 and BIS in people with Infratentorial Neoplasms, run by Istanbul University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Unknown status

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 The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

The sitting or prone positions are used for posterior fossa surgery. Although the sitting position may cause hemodynamic instability, venous air embolism, it also provides optimum access to midline lesions, decreases intracranial pressure. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Infratentorial Neoplasms
What is being tested?
SctO2 and BIS
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
62 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
Nov 2016to Oct 2018
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 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of infratentoril neoplasms

Who cannot join

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Anemia

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Ozlem Korkmaz Dilmen contact

+902124143435

korkmazdilmen@gmail.com

Yusuf Tunali contact

+902124143000

ytunali@yahoo.com

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Ozlem Korkmaz Dilmen

    Istanbul, 34098

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

The sitting or prone positions are used for posterior fossa surgery. Although the sitting position may cause hemodynamic instability, venous air embolism, it also provides optimum access to midline lesions, decreases intracranial pressure. The sitting position has not been only used in neurosurgery, it has been also used in the shoulder surgery. The sitting position related hypotension may reduce the cerebral perfusion pressure, therefore may cause cerebral ischemia. The sitting position related cerebral ischemia has been shown in the shoulder surgery. The non invasive cerebral oxymetry (INVOS-Covidien) has been used to measure cerebral oxygen saturation. Some studies has been done to investigate whether the sitting position cause cerebral desaturation or not in the shoulder surgery by non invasive cerebral oxymetry. The study results are controversial.

It has been investigated that the effect of the prone position on the cerebral oxygenation in the spine surgery and the investigators found that the prone position may increase cerebral oxygenation.

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However, all studies have been done in patients without intracranial pathology. We speculate that due to the sitting position reduces the intracranial pressure, it may improve the cerebral oxygenation in the patients have intracranial pathology. Therefore we will compare the sitting and the prone positions effects on the cerebral oxygenation in patients undergoing posterior fossa tumour surgery by non invasive cerebral oxymetry.

Method: 62 patients have posterior fossa tumour will include the study. Patients will divide to 2 groups according to the surgical position, the prone (n=31) or the sitting (n=31). Patients heart rate, mean blood pressure (MAP), cerebral oxygen saturation (SctO2), peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), BIS values will record before the induction of anesthesia. Five minutes after the standard anesthesia induction all values will record and it will accept as a baseline. After that all these parameters will record in each 3 minutes until the beginning of surgery. Mean while, more than 5 % reduction in SctO2 and more than 20 % reduction in SctO2 and/or MAP will record. As well as, if the SctO2 reduces than 55 and 60 %, it will record.

Read the detailed description

The sitting or prone positions are used for posterior fossa surgery. Although the sitting position may cause significant complications such as including hemodynamic instability, venous air embolism, paradoxical air embolism (PAE), pneumocephalus, peripheral neuropathy, quadriplegia and macroglossia, it also provides optimum access to midline lesions in posterior fossa and cervical spine, improves blood and cerebral spinal fluid drainage, decreases intracranial pressure, lowers airway pressure, and improves access to the endotracheal tube and ability to observe the face for signs of cranial nerves stimulations. The sitting position has not been only used in neurosurgery, it has been also used in the shoulder surgery. The sitting position related hypotension may reduce the cerebral perfusion pressure, therefore may cause cerebral ischemia. The sitting position related cerebral ischemia has been shown in the shoulder surgery.

The non invasive cerebral oxymetry (INVOS-Covidien) has been used to measure cerebral oxygen saturation. Some studies has been done to investigate whether the sitting position cause cerebral desaturation or not in the shoulder surgery by non invasive cerebral oxymetry. The study results are controversial.

It has been investigated that the effect of the prone position on the cerebral oxygenation in the spine surgery and the investigators found that the prone position may increase cerebral oxygenation.

However, all studies have been done in patients without intracranial pathology. We speculate that due to the sitting position reduces the intracranial pressure, it may improve the cerebral oxygenation in the patients have intracranial pathology. Therefore we will compare the sitting and the prone positions effects on the cerebral oxygenation in patients undergoing posterior fossa tumour surgery by non invasive cerebral oxymetry.

Method: 62 patients have posterior fossa tumour will include the study. Patients will divide to 2 groups according to the surgical position, the prone (n=31) or the sitting (n=31). Patients heart rate, mean blood pressure (MAP), cerebral oxygen saturation (SctO2), peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), BIS values will record before the induction of anesthesia. Five minutes after the standard anesthesia induction all values will record and it will accept as a baseline. After that all these parameters will record in each 3 minutes until the beginning of surgery. Mean while, more than 5 % reduction in SctO2 and more than 20 % reduction in SctO2 and/or MAP will record. As well as, if the SctO2 reduces than 55 and 60 %, it will record.

Being tested
SctO2, BIS
Medical subject headings
Infratentorial Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • SctO2Device

    Also called INVOS-Covidien

    The non invasive cerebral oxymetry (INVOS-Covidien) has been used to measure cerebral oxygen saturation.

  • BISDevice

    Bispectral index

Study groups in NCT02933749
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
The sittingActive comparatorThe sitting position Device sCtO2 Device BIS
Receives: Device: SctO2; Device: BIS
The proneActive comparatorThe prone position Device sCtO2 Device BIS
Receives: Device: SctO2; Device: BIS

What is being measured

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

  1. Cerebral oxygen saturation

    After anesthesia induction cerebral oxygen saturation will record in each 3 minutes until the beginning of surgery

    Measured: Change from baseline cerebral oxygen saturation up to skin incision

Timeline

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

  1. First posted14 Oct 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2016
  3. Primary completionOct 2018 (estimated)
  4. Study completionOct 2018 (estimated)

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
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Factorial
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
62 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02933749
Sponsor's protocol ID
Istanbul
Status last verified
Oct 2016
First submitted
10 Oct 2016
Last updated
14 Oct 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Yes

Publications

  • Dilmen OK, Akcil EF, Tureci E, Tunali Y, Bahar M, Tanriverdi T, Aydin S, Yentur E. Neurosurgery in the sitting position: retrospective analysis of 692 adult and pediatric cases. Turk Neurosurg. 2011;21(4):634-40.

    PubMed 22194128
  • Pohl A, Cullen DJ. Cerebral ischemia during shoulder surgery in the upright position: a case series. J Clin Anesth. 2005 Sep;17(6):463-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.09.012.

    PubMed 16171668
  • Murphy GS, Szokol JW, Marymont JH, Greenberg SB, Avram MJ, Vender JS, Vaughn J, Nisman M. Cerebral oxygen desaturation events assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy during shoulder arthroscopy in the beach chair and lateral decubitus positions. Anesth Analg. 2010 Aug;111(2):496-505. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181e33bd9. Epub 2010 May 27.

    PubMed 20508134

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing SctO2 and BIS in people with Infratentorial Neoplasms, run by Istanbul University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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 3 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 14 Oct 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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 Ozlem Korkmaz Dilmen (+902124143435, korkmazdilmen@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Cerebral oxygen saturation (time frame: Change from baseline cerebral oxygen saturation up to skin incision). 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 NCT02933749, which also lists 3 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 14 Oct 2016.

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