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Lidocaine And Neuromonitoring in Thyroid Surgery

A Phase 4 interventional study of Intravenous lidocaine and Intravenous placebo in Thyroid Neoplasm, Parathyroid Neoplasms and Anesthesia, sponsored by Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. Completed at 1 site in Russian Federation. Open to participants aged 45 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-03-21.

Sponsored by Saint Petersburg State University, Russia · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
110
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
45 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that the quality of recovery with topical lidocaine is better than placebo.

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The use of neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery imposes a number of special demands for anaesthetic management. Such demands include avoiding muscle relaxation and local anaesthesia. Maintaining a balance between the risk of awakening during surgery and excessively deep anaesthesia in fast track surgery is an important task for the anaesthesiologist.

Mild anaesthesia in the absence of muscle relaxation increases the risk of developing laryngeal reflexes, coughing during surgery, while excessively deep anaesthesia slows down recovery after surgery and increases the risk of arterial hypotension. The frequency and duration of arterial hypotension, as well as the depth of anesthesia assessed by the Bispectral index, are independent risk factors for postoperative cardiovascular complications and long-term mortality. On the other hand, coughing in response to irritation of the endotracheal tube during recovery from anesthesia is recognized as a risk factor for respiratory and cardiovascular complications, as well as postoperative wound insufficiency.

Optimization the anesthesia by intravenous infusion of lidocaine can improve anesthesia controllability, hemodynamic stability and overall anesthesia recovery rates. Local use of lidocaine, including filling the endotracheal tube cuff with its alkalinized solution, has also been shown to be effective in reducing the frequency of laryngeal reflexes upon awakening after surgery of varying duration. However, the efficacy and safety of local use of lidocaine under neuromonitoring conditions has not been studied. Despite recommendations to avoid the local use of lidocaine for tracheal intubation, there is evidence of the safety of this technique in the absence of a negative impact on the quality of neuromonitoring.

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that the quality of recovery with topical lidocaine is better than placebo. At the same time, the investigators assume that recovery after surgery will be comparable with both local and intravenous use. Intergroup differences in arterial hypotension, depth of anesthesia and intraoperative neuromonitoring parameters will also be investigated.

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Conditions studied

  • Thyroid Neoplasm
  • Parathyroid Neoplasms
  • Anesthesia
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In context

Neoplasms

9,365 studies on the registry are indexed under Neoplasms; 2,489 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 110 is above the median of 50 across 7,253 interventional studies indexed under Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Saint Petersburg State University, Russia is the lead sponsor of 34 studies on the registry; 14 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Planned thyroid surgery
  • Age> 45 years
  • Signed informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Emergency surgery
  • Redo surgery
  • Contraindications for lidocaine use
  • Pregnancy
  • Enrolment to another randomised clinical trial within the last 30 days
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
110 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Intravenous lidocaine

    Drug: Intravenous lidocaine · Procedure: Intra-cuff placebo

  • Experimental
    Topical lidocaine

    Drug: Intravenous placebo · Procedure: Intra-cuff lidocaine

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Drug: Intravenous placebo · Procedure: Intra-cuff placebo

Interventions

  • DrugIntravenous lidocaine

    Lidocaine IV 1.5 mg / kg BMI will be administered during induction into anaesthesia followed by infusion at a dose of 1.5 mg / kg / h until the end of the surgery.

  • DrugIntravenous placebo

    During induction and maintenance of anaesthesia, 0.9% sodium chloride solution will be injected intravenously at a rate equivalent to lidocaine solution.

  • ProcedureIntra-cuff lidocaine

    The lidocaine solution will be applied to the intubation tube and the cuff will be filled with an alkalinised lidocaine solution.

  • ProcedureIntra-cuff placebo

    The intubation tube will be lubricated 0.9% sodium chloride, the tube cuff will be filled with 0.9% sodium chloride solution.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Quality of recovery 40 questionnaire

    Minimum and maximum values: 40 and 200, where higher scores mean a better outcomes

    Time frame: First postoperative day

Secondary outcomes

  1. Hypotension incidence

    Incidence of arterial hypotension (SBP \<60 mm Hg)

    Time frame: Intraoperative

  2. Hypotension duration

    Cumulative duration of arterial hypotension (SBP \<60 mm Hg) expressed in minutes

    Time frame: Intraoperative

  3. Cough rate

    Frequency of laryngeal reflexes

    Time frame: In the operating room and during awakening.

  4. Minimal bispectral index

    Minimal observed intraoperative bispectral index value. Values less than 40 mean a worse outcomes.

    Time frame: During surgery

  5. Bispectral index less then 40

    Cumulative duration of bispectral index less than 40. Values less than 40 mean a worse outcomes.

    Time frame: During surgery

  6. Amplitude

    Amplitude of electromyographic potential during neuromonitoring of recurrent nerve

    Time frame: During surgery

  7. Latency

    Latency of electromyographic potential during neuromonitoring of recurrent nerve

    Time frame: During surgery

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Study locations

1 site
  • St. Petersburg State University Hospital
    Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Icf, Csr, Analytic code

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 Mar 21, 2024, 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
NCT04574947
Lead sponsor
Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
Responsible party
Efremov Sergey (Principal investigator, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 5, 2020
Start date
Jan 25, 2021
Primary completion
Oct 15, 2023
Completion
Dec 31, 2023
Last update
Mar 21, 2024

Oversight

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