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Status unknownNCT01681238Updated Sep 7, 2012

Goal-directed Therapy in High-risk Surgery

An interventional study of Protocol group 2 and Protocol group 1 in Perioperative/Postoperative Complications, Hypovolemia and Hypoxia, sponsored by Guangzhou First People's Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 70 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-09-07.

Sponsored by Guangzhou First People's Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Sep 2012), so the status shown — last known as Active, not recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
72
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
70 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

There is growing evidence that the risk of postoperative complications can be decreased by optimizing the amount and type of infusion fluids given during surgery, steered by goal-directed therapy based on flow-related hemodynamic parameters, particularly in high-risk patients. This study is undertaken subsequently to test the hypothesis that the intraoperative goal-directed strategy based on FloTrac/Vigileo, a minimally invasive monitor, can partially prevented postoperative complications and shorten hospital stay in the elderly high-risk patients undergoing total hip replacement with continuous spinal anaesthesia .

Read the detailed description

After sedated with IV 0.02 mg/kg midazolam, all patients will receive arterial, central venous, and L3-4 intrathecal catheterizations. A T12 sensory level block was attained with ropivacaine through the intrathecal catheter. Besides currently recommended monitoring during the intraoperative period, arterial blood pressure, stroke volume (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, Calif.), and central venous oxygen saturation (Edwards Lifesciences) will be measured and recorded. All Patients will receive intranasal oxygen 2 mL/min and be kept normothermic (body temperature > 36°C). Patients in both groups receive 8 mL/kg/hour of Ringer's lactate solution from 30 minutes prior to induction of anaesthesia through the end of surgery, when the rate will be decreased to 100 mL/hour. In addition, boluses of colloid will be given to different protocol group according to the study arm to which the patient allocated.Postoperative care and discharge criteria were predefined using the hospital care map and protocol.

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Conditions studied

  • Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
  • Hypovolemia
  • Hypoxia

Keywords

  • perioperative fluid optimization
  • goal-directed therapy
  • elderly
  • high-risk surgery
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In context

Hypoxia

1,231 studies on the registry are indexed under Hypoxia; 241 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 72 is above the median of 45 across 853 interventional studies indexed under Hypoxia.

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Lead sponsor

Guangzhou First People's Hospital is the lead sponsor of 25 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
70 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

    1. Adult patients scheduled for total hip replacement at this institution.
    1. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of III or VI.
    1. Two or more risk factors according to risk index of Lee .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

    1. Age under 70years old
    1. idiopathic coagulopathy: with warfarin or heparin
    1. systemic or local infection
    1. unable to cooperate
    1. spinal trauma or severe low back pain history
    1. patient refusal.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
72 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Other
    Protocol group 1

    Using standard hemodynamic therapy

    Procedure: Protocol group 1

  • Experimental
    Protocol group 2

    Using goal-directed therapy

    Procedure: Protocol group 2

Interventions

  • ProcedureProtocol group 2

    ensure SpO2≥ 92%, MAP 65-100 mmHg, HR \<100 bpm, Hb\> 8mg/dL and temperature ≥ 36℃, the patients were then administrated a 200 ml colloid as a fluid challenge. The fluid challenge repeat until the SV failed to increase by a factor of 10%. If at this stage the DO2I can not be greater than 600 mL/m2, then dobutamine will be started at a dose of 2.5 μg/kg/min and increased by the same increment every 20 minutes until the described target is reached or until a maximal dose of 20 μg/kg/min is given. Dobutamine is decreased in dose or discontinued if the heart rate is above 120 beats per minute or shows signs of cardiac ischemia. Blood transfusions will be used to maintain a hemoglobin concentration over 8mg/dL

    Also known as: goal-directed therapy

  • ProcedureProtocol group 1

    The goal of this protocol is to ensure MAP\> 65 mmHg, CVP 8-12 cmH2O. If meet the above requirements, do nothing, re-evaluate after 5min. If CVP \<8 cmH2O, the patient will receive an additional 200ml colloid .If MAP beyond the scope of 65-100 mmHg, vasoactive agents will be administrated until achieve the goal. If 25mL/kg colloid given before goal is achieved, fluid challenges will then be performed with 200mL boluses of Ringer's lactate solution. Blood transfusions will be used to maintain a hemoglobin concentration over 8mg/dL

    Also known as: conventional fluid management

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. length of postoperative hospital stay

    days from end of surgery to hospital discharge.

    Time frame: 28 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. postoperative complications and mortality

    1. Major complications: Infection , Major cardiovascular complications , Pulmonary Embolism, Renal Failure, Anaemia requiring blood transfusion in the presence of shock. 2. Minor complications: Hypotension (systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg) requiring fluid boluses, Uncomplicated infections (not requiring intra-venous antibiotic therapy and with no signs of sepsis, i.e. uncomplicated urinary tract infections), Anemia requiring blood transfusions in the absence of shock. 3. PONV: Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting 4. delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction 5. mortality

    Time frame: 28 days

Other outcomes

  1. information of hemodynamic and ScvO2 ,types and volumes of all fluids administered

    Time frame: 24 hours after operation

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Study locations

1 site
  • Guangzhou First Municipal People's Hospital
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510180, China
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References and documents

Publications

  • Gan TJ, Soppitt A, Maroof M, el-Moalem H, Robertson KM, Moretti E, Dwane P, Glass PS. Goal-directed intraoperative fluid administration reduces length of hospital stay after major surgery. Anesthesiology. 2002 Oct;97(4):820-6. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200210000-00012. PubMed 12357146 ↗
  • Mayer J, Boldt J, Wolf MW, Lang J, Suttner S. Cardiac output derived from arterial pressure waveform analysis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: validity of a second generation device. Anesth Analg. 2008 Mar;106(3):867-72, table of contents. doi: 10.1213/ane.0b013e318161964d. PubMed 18292432 ↗
  • Cecconi M, Fasano N, Langiano N, Divella M, Costa MG, Rhodes A, Della Rocca G. Goal-directed haemodynamic therapy during elective total hip arthroplasty under regional anaesthesia. Crit Care. 2011;15(3):R132. doi: 10.1186/cc10246. Epub 2011 May 30. PubMed 21624138 ↗
  • Lees N, Hamilton M, Rhodes A. Clinical review: Goal-directed therapy in high risk surgical patients. Crit Care. 2009;13(5):231. doi: 10.1186/cc8039. Epub 2009 Oct 26. PubMed 19863764 ↗
  • Moore JM. Continuous spinal anesthesia. Am J Ther. 2009 Jul-Aug;16(4):289-94. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181729d2a. PubMed 19546804 ↗
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 7, 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
NCT01681238
Lead sponsor
Guangzhou First People's Hospital
Responsible party
Xiangcai Ruan (Professor, Vice Chair, Guangzhou First People's Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 7, 2012
Start date
Sep 2012
Primary completion
Jun 2013 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2013 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 7, 2012

Study contacts

Xiangcai Ruan, MD, PHD
principal investigator · Guangzhou First Municipal People's Hospital,Guangzhou Medical College

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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