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CompletedNCT03576261Updated Dec 16, 2021

Heart Failure and Hemodynamic Stability During Anesthesia Induction

An interventional study of Preoperative colloid fluid bolus (Gelofusine) and Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography in Hemodynamic Instability, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect and Heart Failure, sponsored by Umeå University. Completed at 1 site in Sweden. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-12-16.

Sponsored by Umeå University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
44
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study aim is to investigate whether preoperative heart failure has impact on hemodynamic stability during anesthesia induction by target controlled infusion of anesthesia (TCI) in non-cardiac, non-morbidly obese surgery.

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40 individuals are enrolled to the study after signed informed consent at the day of surgery. The study participants are randomized (non-blinded) to preoperative fluid therapy (preoperative colloid fluid bolus at 6 ml/kg LBW, Gelofusine™, Fresenius Kabi AB, Sweden) or control (no preoperative fluids) before standardized TCI- induction of anesthesia. No other intravenous fluids before anesthesia induction.

Preoperative screening of biventricular systolic and diastolic function of the heart and level of venous return is implemented by transthoracic echocardiography approximately one hour before preoperative fluid therapy and anesthesia induction.

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Conditions studied

  • Hemodynamic Instability
  • Anesthesia; Adverse Effect
  • Heart Failure
  • Diastolic Dysfunction
  • Venous; Return (Anomaly)

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Keywords

  • hemodynamics
  • venous return
  • heart failure
  • anesthesia
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In context

Heart Failure

5,701 studies on the registry are indexed under Heart Failure; 1,219 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 44 is below the median of 72 across 3,733 interventional studies indexed under Heart Failure.

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Lead sponsor

Umeå University is the lead sponsor of 263 studies on the registry; 60 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age over 18 years
  • body mass index ≤ 35 kg/m2
  • electively scheduled for breast cancer surgery, endocrinologic surgery (thyroid, parathyroid) and general abdominal surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • instable angina pectoris
  • severe bronchial asthma
  • severe COPD
  • dementia
  • severe heart valve disease
  • severe renal failure
  • body mass index > 35 kg/m2
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
44 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Preoperative echo + fluids

    20 individuals investigated by preoperative transthoracic echocardiography. Preoperative colloid fluid bolus (Gelofusine, Fresenius Kabi AB, Sweden) 6 ml/kg lean body weight, is infused intravenously immediately before anesthesia induction.

    Other: Preoperative colloid fluid bolus (Gelofusine) · Diagnostic Test: Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography

  • Active comparator
    Preoperative echo, control

    20 individuals investigated by preoperative transthoracic echocardiography. No intravenous fluids are infused before anesthesia induction.

    Diagnostic Test: Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography

Interventions

  • OtherPreoperative colloid fluid bolus (Gelofusine)

    Preoperative colloid fluid bolus

  • Diagnostic testPreoperative transthoracic echocardiography

    Screening of biventricular systolic and diastolic function of the heart and level of venous return by transthoracic echocardiography approximately one hour before preoperative fluid therapy and anesthesia induction.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of blood pressure drops

    Blood pressure drop below mean arterial pressure at 65 mmHg during anesthesia induction. Non-invasive blood pressures (systolic, mean and diastolic) are measured 5 minutes before anesthesia induction and thereafter every 5 minutes post-induction .

    Time frame: 20 minutes post anesthesia induction

  2. Incidence of severe blood pressure drops

    Blood pressure drop below mean arterial pressure at 55 mmHg during anesthesia induction. Non-invasive blood pressures (systolic, mean and diastolic) are measured 5 minutes before anesthesia induction and thereafter every 5 minutes post-induction.

    Time frame: 20 minutes post anesthesia induction

Secondary outcomes

  1. Venous return and hemodynamic stability

    Level of venous return impact on blood pressure drops during anesthesia below mean arterial pressure at 65 mmHg

    Time frame: 20 minutes post anesthesia induction

  2. Systolic heart failure and hemodynamic stability

    Systolic heart failure impact on blood pressure drops during anesthesia below mean arterial pressure at 65 mmHg

    Time frame: 20 minutes post anesthesia induction

  3. Diastolic dysfunction and hemodynamic stability

    Diastolic dysfunction impact on blood pressure drops during anesthesia below mean arterial pressure at 65 mmHg

    Time frame: 20 minutes post anesthesia induction

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Study locations

1 site
  • Sunderby teaching hospital
    Luleå, 97180, Sweden
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 16, 2021, 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
NCT03576261
Lead sponsor
Umeå University
Responsible party
Tomi Myrberg (Principal investigator, Umeå University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 3, 2018
Start date
Aug 1, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2021
Completion
Dec 2, 2021
Last update
Dec 16, 2021

Study contacts

Tomi Myrberg, MD PhD
principal investigator · Umea Universitet

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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