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CompletedNCT01091766Updated Jul 24, 2012

Sensitivity of ECG on Detection of Three Different Intravascular Applied Test Doses of Bupivacaine and Epinephrine

A Phase 4 interventional study of intravenous injection of test solution and intravenous injection of test solution in Anaesthesia and Toxicity, sponsored by University Children's Hospital, Zurich. Completed at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 1 Day to 16 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-07-24.

Sponsored by University Children's Hospital, Zurich · Phase 4, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
1 Day to 16 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this prospective randomised study is to investigate electrocardiographic alterations after intravascular injection of three different test solutions of bupivacaine and epinephrine in anaesthetised children up to 16 years of age.

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Conditions studied

  • Anaesthesia
  • Toxicity

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Keywords

  • local anaesthetics toxicity
  • heart arrhythmia
  • heart rate
  • heart conduction
  • regional anaesthesia
  • paediatric anaesthesia
  • cardio-vascular system
  • prevention
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In context

Hypersensitivity

1,916 studies on the registry are indexed under Hypersensitivity; 265 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 150 is above the median of 57 across 1,384 interventional studies indexed under Hypersensitivity.

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Lead sponsor

University Children's Hospital, Zurich is the lead sponsor of 92 studies on the registry; 23 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Day to 16 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 0 to 16
  • healthy
  • parental consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ASA >1
  • allergy against local anaesthetics
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
150 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    bupivacaine

    test solution consists of bupivacaine 0.125%

    Drug: intravenous injection of test solution

  • Active comparator
    bupivacaine+epinephrine

    test solution consists of bupivacaine 0.125% with epinephrine 1:200000

    Drug: intravenous injection of test solution

  • Active comparator
    epinephrine

    test solution consists of epinephrine 1:200000

    Drug: intravenous injection of test solution

Interventions

  • Drugintravenous injection of test solution

    test dose consists of 0.2 ml/kg body weight test solution of the assigned drug

  • Drugintravenous injection of test solution

    test dose consists of 0.2 ml/kg body weight test solution of the assigned drug

  • Drugintravenous injection of test solution

    test dose consists of 0.2 ml/kg body weight test solution of the assigned drug

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. T-wave elevation in the ECG after intravenous administration of the test solution

    0.2 ml/kg test solution (bupivacaine or bupivacaine+epinephrine or epinephrine) is intravenously injected. The ECG is recorded over 2 minutes, printed and analysed later on regarding alterations of T-wave.

    Time frame: 2 minutes

Secondary outcomes

  1. Alteration in heart rate caused by intravenous injection of the test solution

    0.2 ml/kg test solution (bupivacaine or bupivacaine+epinephrine or epinephrine) is intravenously injected. The ECG is recorded over 2 minutes, printed and analysed later on regarding alterations in heart rate.

    Time frame: 2 minutes

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Study locations

1 site
  • University Children's Hospital, Anesthesiology
    Zurich, 8032, Switzerland
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References and documents

Publications

  • Mauch J, Kutter AP, Madjdpour C, Koepfer N, Frotzler A, Bettschart-Wolfensberger R, Weiss M. Electrocardiographic alterations during intravascular application of three different test doses of bupivacaine and epinephrine: experimental study in neonatal pigs. Br J Anaesth. 2010 Jan;104(1):94-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/aep313. PubMed 19915187 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 24, 2012, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01091766
Lead sponsor
University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 24, 2010
Start date
Mar 2010
Primary completion
Jul 2011
Completion
Jul 2011
Last update
Jul 24, 2012

Study contacts

Markus Weiss, Prof
principal investigator · University Childrens Hospital Zurich, Anesthesiology

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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