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One-Lung VentilationNCT06505772

Dexmedetomidine Improved Oxygenation and Reduced Shunt in One-Lung Ventilation at High-Risk Pediatric Thoracic Surgery

A study testing Dexmedetomidine and Normal saline in people with One-Lung Ventilation and Thoracic Surgery, run by Damascus University at 1 site in Syria.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Children with high anesthetic risk who underwent Thoracic surgery with OLV (one lung ventilation) technique during general anesthesia were divided into two groups. The first is an intravenous injection of dexmedetomidine at a rate of 0.4 micrograms/kg/hour as a continuous intravenous infusion. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 4 to 6 years
Conditions the study is for
One-Lung Ventilation, Thoracic Surgery
What is being tested?
Dexmedetomidine and Normal saline
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
78 participants
Where
1 siteSyria
Study dates
1 Mar 2023to 1 Jul 2024
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 4 to 6 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • children with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade III
  • FEV1/FVC values less than 80% . FEV1/FVC ratio represents the proportion of the total vital capacity that can be exhaled in the first second of forced expiration, whereas FEV1 indicates "Force Expiratory Volume in 1 second" and FVC indicates "Forced Vital Capacity".
  • Qs/Qt ratio greater than 10 .

Who cannot join

  • renal failure.
  • hepatic dysfunction.
  • congenital and valvular cardiac disease.
  • neurological illnesses.
  • During surgery, individuals who did not achieve complete lung isolation were excluded.
  • During surgery, individuals with poor oxygen saturation (SO2 <90%) who did not react to maneuvers and anesthetic procedures to boost saturation were removed.
  • During surgery, Participants who had a heart rate of less than 80 beats per minute, did not react to atropine, or required a dosage of inotropic drugs (dopamine) were also removed from the trial.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Syria1 site
  • University Children's Hospital

    Damascus

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About this study

Official title: Dexmedetomidine Improves Oxygenation and Reduces Pulmonary Shunt in High-Risk Pediatric Patients Undergoing One-Lung Ventilation for Thoracic Surgery: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial at Damascus University Children's Hospital

Children with high anesthetic risk who underwent Thoracic surgery with OLV (one lung ventilation) technique during general anesthesia were divided into two groups.

The first is an intravenous injection of dexmedetomidine at a rate of 0.4 micrograms/kg/hour as a continuous intravenous infusion. The second group, the placebo group, injected the second with a normal saline solution, an infusion that will pass through the vein, using blinded, unmarked syringes.

Three arterial blood gas (ABG) samples were taken during surgery at designated times. Circulatory PaO2 values were recorded and the Qs/Qt shunt value was calculated.

Read the detailed description

Pediatric specific anatomy and physiology includes small ventricles with low systolic mass and poor ventricular compliance . With decreased peripheral vascular resistance (SVR) . The parasympathetic nervous system is dominant. This explains why HR is delayed compared to changes in MAP and mean blood pressure, is less affected and slower to respond. As each terminal bronchiole opens into a single alveolus and initially forms clusters of clusters, rather than fully developed alveolar clusters, these clusters continue to grow until six to eight years of age to resemble adults. The diaphragm is more horizontal, which reduces its mechanical advantage. Ventilation depends mainly on the diaphragm and the rate of its movements (breathing movements). Higher compliance of the thoracic wall is also seen with increased respiratory work.

Decreased functional residual capacity (FRC) increases pulmonary shunting and leads to atelectasis. One-lung ventilation (OLV) during general anesthesia can improve the surgical field of view, which is often used in thoracic surgery. However, OLV can lead to a mismatch in the ventilation/perfusion ratio (V/Q), leading to increased shunt and pulmonary shunt fraction (Qs/Qt) within the lungs and the occurrence of hypoxia. The ratio between the rate of flow of unoxygenated blood from the pulmonary arteries to the pulmonary veins through the shunt (Qs), and the total rate of blood flow through the lungs (Qt), i.e., the ratio between the unoxygenated blood and the total blood, is known as the pulmonary shunt fraction (Qs/Qt). The FEV1/FVC ratio represents the proportion of the total vital capacity that can be exhaled in the first second of forced expiration, whereas FEV1 indicates "Force Expiratory Volume in 1 second" and FVC indicates "Forced Vital Capacity".

Hypoventilation-induced vasoconstriction (HPV) is the body's primary compensatory mechanism against pulmonary constriction, which is to divert pulmonary perfusion blood from the nonventilated area to the ventilated area, thereby reducing pulmonary constriction and improving blood hypoxia . HPV is affected by various factors, including changes in pulmonary pressure, alkalosis, vasodilators, and inhaled anesthetic gases, which have the greatest effect. The study was designed as a two-group, controlled clinical trial using propofol, which is known to have no effect on HPV.

Dexmedetomidine is widely used as an anesthetic adjuvant. It is a highly selective alpha2 adrenergic receptor agonist that directly stimulates peripheral alpha2 receptors to induce vasoconstriction and increase blood pressure, as well as act on central alpha2 receptors to suppress sympathetic excitation, which can dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure. Alpha adrenal blockade eliminates pulmonary arrhythmias that responded to non-adrenal but not hypoxia . Due to the complex effects of dexmedetomidine on blood circulation, it is difficult to predict its effects on intrapulmonary shunt and hypoventilation-induced vasoconstriction in patients during one-lung ventilation . The hypothesis of our study predicted that dexmedetomidine would improve oxygenation Partial Pressure of Arterial Oxygen (PaO2) and reduce pulmonary shunting during OLV in children.

Being tested
Dexmedetomidine, Normal saline
Keywords
Hypoventilation pulmonary vasoconstriction HPV, Pulmonary shunt fraction Qs/Qt, Dexmedetomidine, partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2)

What participants receive

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

  • DexmedetomidineDrug

    Also called Precedex

    Infusion syringes are supplied with a concentration of 0.25 mcg / mL (dexmedetomidine ) either 80 mcg / 20 mL, 200 mcg / 50 mL, or 400 mcg / 100 mL.

    For example, it begins with an infusion of 4 ml over 10 minutes and then continues the infusion, depending on the weight of the child, at a rate of 1.6 ml/kg/hour.

    All injections will be prepared randomly by a doctor who did not participate in the study, and then placed in unmarked infusion pumps, given to an anesthesiologist (more than 10 years experience in pediatric anesthesia) without knowledge of the infusion content. The randomization process is carried out via sealed envelope technique.

    The injections in both groups will be stopped before the skin is closed. Both patients and anesthesiologists blinded the study drug (dexmedetomidine or placebo) by infusion of solution (dexmedetomidine or placebo). Depending on the size in ml, to ensure that there is no bias and blindness to the medical team about what the drug is.

  • Normal salineDrug

    Also called Placebo

    Normal saline (NS) for intravenous infusion is supplied in pre-filled syringes of 20 ml, 50 ml, and 100 ml. To maintain blinding in this study, NS is handled identically to the study drug, dexmedetomidine. A physician not involved in the study prepares all injections, randomly assigning either NS or dexmedetomidine using a sealed envelope technique. Prepared syringes are then placed in identical, unmarked infusion pumps.

    Infusion Protocol:

    Anesthesiologists, blinded to the infusion contents, administer the solutions according to the protocol:

    For example,Initial Bolus: 4 ml infused over 10 minutes, Maintenance Infusion: Continued at a rate of 1.6 ml/kg/hour, adjusted to the individual patient's weight.

    This process ensures both patient and anesthesiologist remain blinded to the treatment arm, minimizing potential bias throughout the study.

Study groups in NCT06505772
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
The dexmedetomidine groupExperimentalDexmedetomidine: An initial dose of 0.5 mcg/kg of dexmedetomidine will be given over 10 minutes, starting 10 minutes after the initiation of anesthesia infusion. Following the initial dose, a continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine will be administered at a rate of 0.4 mcg/kg/hour. The infusion will be stopped before skin closure.
Receives: Drug: Dexmedetomidine
The Placebo group (the control group):Placebo comparatorSaline Solution (Placebo): After the induction of anesthesia, a volume of saline solution equivalent to the volume of dexmedetomidine used in the experimental group will be administered using the same protocol.
Receives: Drug: Normal saline

What is being measured

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

  1. Change in the PaO2

    Evaluation of Change in PaO2 During Surgery. PaO2: is Partial Pressure of Arterial Oxygen.

    Measured: four time points: (T1) 10 minutes after initiation of total lung ventilation (TLV), (T2) 10 minutes after initiation of one-lung ventilation (OLV), (T3) 60 minutes after initiation of OLV, and (T4) 20 minutes after the end of OLV.

  2. Change in the Qs/Qt

    Evaluation of Change in Qs/Qt During Surgery. Qs/Qt: is a Measurement of Pulmonary Shunt. Qs: Blood Flow Through the Shunt, Qt : Total Blood Flow.

    Measured: four time points: (T1) 10 minutes after initiation of total lung ventilation (TLV), (T2) 10 minutes after initiation of one-lung ventilation (OLV), (T3) 60 minutes after initiation of OLV, and (T4) 20 minutes after the end of OLV.

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Change in the PIP

    Evaluation of Change in Peak inspiratory pressure (PIP).

    Measured: four time points: (T1) 10 minutes after initiation of total lung ventilation (TLV), (T2) 10 minutes after initiation of one-lung ventilation (OLV), (T3) 60 minutes after initiation of OLV, and (T4) 20 minutes after the end of OLV.

  2. Change in the MAP

    Evaluation of Change in Mean arterial pressure (MAP).

    Measured: four time points: (T1) 10 minutes after initiation of total lung ventilation (TLV), (T2) 10 minutes after initiation of one-lung ventilation (OLV), (T3) 60 minutes after initiation of OLV, and (T4) 20 minutes after the end of OLV.

  3. Change in the HR

    Evaluation of Change in Heart Rate (HR).

    Measured: four time points: (T1) 10 minutes after initiation of total lung ventilation (TLV), (T2) 10 minutes after initiation of one-lung ventilation (OLV), (T3) 60 minutes after initiation of OLV, and (T4) 20 minutes after the end of OLV.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Jul 2024
  2. Study start1 Mar 2023
  3. Primary completion1 Jun 2024
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2024

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
Parallel groups
Model description
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
78 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06505772
Sponsor's protocol ID
UDMS-Anesth-02-2024
Status last verified
Jul 2024
First submitted
11 Jul 2024
Last updated
23 Jul 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Licker M, Hagerman A, Jeleff A, Schorer R, Ellenberger C. The hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction: From physiology to clinical application in thoracic surgery. Saudi J Anaesth. 2021 Jul-Sep;15(3):250-263. doi: 10.4103/sja.sja_1216_20. Epub 2021 Jun 19.

    PubMed 34764832
  • Kim D, Lee C, Bae H, Kim J, Oh EJ, Jeong JS. Comparison of the perfusion index as an index of noxious stimulation in monitored anesthesia care of propofol/remifentanil and propofol/dexmedetomidine: a prospective, randomized, case-control, observational study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2023 May 26;23(1):183. doi: 10.1186/s12871-023-02116-x.

    PubMed 37237353
  • Mahmoud M, Barbi E, Mason KP. Dexmedetomidine: What's New for Pediatrics? A Narrative Review. J Clin Med. 2020 Aug 24;9(9):2724. doi: 10.3390/jcm9092724.

    PubMed 32846947
  • De Cassai A, Boscolo A, Geraldini F, Zarantonello F, Pettenuzzo T, Pasin L, Iuzzolino M, Rossini N, Pesenti E, Zecchino G, Sella N, Munari M, Navalesi P. Effect of dexmedetomidine on hemodynamic responses to tracheal intubation: A meta-analysis with meta-regression and trial sequential analysis. J Clin Anesth. 2021 Sep;72:110287. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2021.110287. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

    PubMed 33873003
  • Khddam A, Rostom F, Hajeer MY. Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Oxygen and Intrapulmonary Shunt (Qs/Qt) During One-Lung Ventilation in Pediatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Cureus. 2024 Mar 22;16(3):e56693. doi: 10.7759/cureus.56693. eCollection 2024 Mar.

    PubMed 38523877
  • Wang Y, Gong C, Yu F, Zhang Q. Effect of dexmedetomidine on intrapulmonary shunt in patients with sevoflurane maintained during one-lung ventilation: A case-control study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Nov 18;101(46):e31818. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031818.

    PubMed 36401465
  • Asri S, Hosseinzadeh H, Eydi M, Marahem M, Dehghani A, Soleimanpour H. Effect of Dexmedetomidine Combined with Inhalation of Isoflurane on Oxygenation Following One-Lung Ventilation in Thoracic Surgery. Anesth Pain Med. 2020 Feb 12;10(1):e95287. doi: 10.5812/aapm.95287. eCollection 2020 Feb.

    PubMed 32309196
  • Xu B, Gao H, Li D, Hu C, Yang J. Nebulized dexmedetomidine improves pulmonary shunt and lung mechanics during one-lung ventilation: a randomized clinical controlled trial. PeerJ. 2020 Jun 5;8:e9247. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9247. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 32547872
  • Jiang H, Kang Y, Ge C, Zhang Z, Xie Y. One-lung ventilation patients: Clinical context of administration of different doses of dexmedetomidine. J Med Biochem. 2022 Apr 8;41(2):230-237. doi: 10.5937/jomb0-33870.

    PubMed 35510198

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Dexmedetomidine and Normal saline in people with One-Lung Ventilation and Thoracic Surgery, run by Damascus University at 1 site in Syria.

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 7 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 23 Jul 2024. 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 Syria. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?

Change in the PaO2 (time frame: four time points: (T1) 10 minutes after initiation of total lung ventilation (TLV), (T2) 10 minutes after initiation of one-lung ventilation (OLV), (T3) 60 minutes after initiation of OLV, and (T4) 20 minutes after the end of OLV.). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT06505772, 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 23 Jul 2024.

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