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Determination of ED90 of Intrathecal Lidocaine for Adequate Anesthesia for Elective Cervical Cerclage Surgery

A study testing Lidocaine Administration in people with Pregnancy and Surgery, run by Northwestern University at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Cervical incompetence complicates approximately 1 in 500 pregnancies . Those women with cervical incompetence are at risk for second trimester spontaneous abortion and preterm labor. Cervical cerclage reduces these risks but must be performed under general or neuraxial anesthesia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Pregnancy, Surgery, Pain
What is being tested?
Lidocaine Administration
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
2 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Oct 2015to Aug 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Any patient who is at least 18 years old
  • ASA physical class I or II
  • BMI <40 kg/m2,
  • Presents for elective cervical cerclage during their first or second trimester of pregnancy will be eligible to participate.

Who cannot join

  • Any patient who is not a candidate for neuraxial anesthesia (including coagulopathy,
  • Local skin infection, uncorrected hypovolemia)
  • Allergy to lidocaine or fentanyl
  • Chronic opioid user
  • History of failed neuraxial anesthesia or analgesia,
  • Had prior spine surgery
  • Can not assume a sitting position for spinal anesthesia due to risk of amniotic membrane rupture

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Prentice Women's Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611

Other trials in United States

About this study

Cervical incompetence complicates approximately 1 in 500 pregnancies . Those women with cervical incompetence are at risk for second trimester spontaneous abortion and preterm labor. Cervical cerclage reduces these risks but must be performed under general or neuraxial anesthesia. Some anesthesiologists prefer neuraxial anesthesia, as it reduces fetal exposure to medications and avoids the risks associated with loss of maternal airway reflexes under general anesthesia. Spinal anesthesia, in particular, has the added advantage of being technically simple while still providing a rapid, dense sensory block. For cerclage placement, patients require a sensory block from the T10 to S4 dermatome in order to cover sensation from the cervix as well as the vagina and perineum. Patients presenting for cerclage under spinal anesthesia pose a dosing challenge given the physiologic changes associated with pregnancy. As women progress with their pregnancy, they require lower doses of intrathecal local anesthetic to achieve similar block level. Multiple studies have demonstrated that these changes start during the second trimester. Inadequate sensory coverage with a spinal anesthetic typically necessitates conversion to general anesthesia, causing additional time wasted and added risk to the patient and fetus. Anecdotally, this is the reason why some anesthesiologists choose general anesthesia for patients undergoing cerclage over a spinal anesthetic. As there is currently no literature determining the correct dosage for these patients, we propose a dose-response study to determine the ED90 of intrathecal lidocaine for adequate anesthesia for elective cervical cerclage placement.The findings of this study will help determine the minimum dose of intrathecal lidocaine necessary to provide adequate spinal anesthesia for cervical cerclage for 90% of women. This will help decrease the frequency of inadequate anesthesia for cervical cerclage.

Conditions
Pregnancy, Surgery, Pain
Being tested
Lidocaine Administration
Keywords
Pain, Surgery, Pregnancy, Anesthesia
Medical subject headings
Pain

What participants receive

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

  • Lidocaine AdministrationDrug

    Also called Lidocaine 2 % plus 15 μg fentanyl

    The lidocaine dose will be determined using a 9:1 biased-coin sequential allocation method. For the first participant, the starting dose will be 32 mg of 2% isobaric lidocaine (1.6 mL). Two outcomes will be possible: satisfactory or unsatisfactory anesthesia.

Study groups in NCT02574832
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Spinal Lidocaine AdministrationExperimentalSpinal anesthesia will be induced with isobaric 2% lidocaine and 15 μg fentanyl. The study lidocaine dose will be determined using a 9:1 biased-coin sequential allocation method. For the first participant, the starting dose will be 32 mg of 2% isobaric lidocaine (1.6 mL). If the lidocaine dose provides an unsatisfactory anesthetic, the case will be categorized as a failure. After a failed case, the next participant will receive a lidocaine dose increased by 4 mg. If the lidocaine dose provides satisfactory anesthesia, the next participant's lidocaine dose will determined by a biased allocation method with a 90% chance of maintaining the dose and a 10% chance of decreasing the dose by 4 mg.
Receives: Drug: Lidocaine Administration

What is being measured

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

  1. Time to T 10 Level

    Elapsed time in minutes to achieve T 10 level of anesthesia. Assessed by the anesthesia care provider using crushed ice. T 10 level is numbness up to the level of the belly button.

    Measured: 20 minutes after drug administration

Timeline

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

  1. First posted14 Oct 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2015
  3. Primary completionAug 2016
  4. Study completionAug 2016

Why it stopped: planned surgical procedures decreased

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
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
2 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02574832
Sponsor's protocol ID
STU0020134
Status last verified
Jan 2018
First submitted
8 Oct 2015
Last updated
20 Feb 2018
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Ioscovich A, Popov A, Gimelfarb Y, Gozal Y, Orbach-Zinger S, Shapiro J, Ginosar Y. Anesthetic management of prophylactic cervical cerclage: a retrospective multicenter cohort study. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2015 Mar;291(3):509-12. doi: 10.1007/s00404-014-3391-5. Epub 2014 Aug 8.

    PubMed 25103960
  • Hirabayashi Y, Shimizu R, Saitoh K, Fukuda H. Spread of subarachnoid hyperbaric amethocaine in pregnant women. Br J Anaesth. 1995 Apr;74(4):384-6. doi: 10.1093/bja/74.4.384.

    PubMed 7734254
  • Lee GY, Kim CH, Chung RK, Han JI, Kim DY. Spread of subarachnoid sensory block with hyperbaric bupivacaine in second trimester of pregnancy. J Clin Anesth. 2009 Nov;21(7):482-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.12.018.

    PubMed 20006255
  • Lee MH, Son HJ, Lee SH, Lee JH, Chung MH, Choi YR, Choi EM. Comparison of spread of subarachnoid sensory block and incidence of hypotension in early and late second trimester of pregnancy. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2013 Oct;65(4):322-6. doi: 10.4097/kjae.2013.65.4.322. Epub 2013 Oct 24.

    PubMed 24228145
  • Pace NL, Stylianou MP. Advances in and limitations of up-and-down methodology: a precis of clinical use, study design, and dose estimation in anesthesia research. Anesthesiology. 2007 Jul;107(1):144-52. doi: 10.1097/01.anes.0000267514.42592.2a.

    PubMed 17585226
  • Choi PT, Galinski SE, Takeuchi L, Lucas S, Tamayo C, Jadad AR. PDPH is a common complication of neuraxial blockade in parturients: a meta-analysis of obstetrical studies. Can J Anaesth. 2003 May;50(5):460-9. doi: 10.1007/BF03021057.

    PubMed 12734154

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Lidocaine Administration in people with Pregnancy and Surgery, run by Northwestern University at 1 site in United States.

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 4 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Feb 2018. 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 United States. 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. 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 8 Dec 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Time to T 10 Level (time frame: 20 minutes after drug administration). 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 NCT02574832, which also lists 6 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 20 Feb 2018.

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