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Spinal AnesthesiaNCT03322150

Effect of Atropine or Glycopyrrolate on the Prevention of Bradycardia During Sedation Using Dexmedetomidine in Adult Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Surgery Under Spinal Anesthesia

A study testing Atropine and Glycopyrrolate in people with Spinal Anesthesia, run by Yonsei University at 1 site in South Korea.

Terminated

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

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Trial summary

Patients undergoing lower extremity surgery with spinal anesthesia are often sedated to reduce patient discomfort due to large noises during surgery and also to reduce anxiety. Most commonly used sedatives include propofol and midazolam, but these agents are known to often cause hypotension or respiratory depression. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 60 years
Conditions the study is for
Spinal Anesthesia
What is being tested?
Atropine and Glycopyrrolate
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
2 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
1 Oct 2017to 1 Aug 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 20 to 60 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients 65 years or older undergoing total knee replacement surgery under spinal anesthesia.
  • ASA class 1-3

Who cannot join

  • Patients with coagulation abnormalities
  • End organ diseases of liver, lung or kidney
  • Severe aortic stenosis
  • High degree AV block
  • Heart failure
  • Patients on MAO inhibitors
  • History of seizures or epilepsy
  • Glaucoma

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine

    Seoul, 03722

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Patients undergoing lower extremity surgery with spinal anesthesia are often sedated to reduce patient discomfort due to large noises during surgery and also to reduce anxiety. Most commonly used sedatives include propofol and midazolam, but these agents are known to often cause hypotension or respiratory depression. Dexmedetomidine is a selective alpha 2 adrenergic drug, which acts as a sedative and also has analgesia effects. In contrast to propofol or midazolam, dexmedetomidine rarely causes respiratory depression, and therefore is often used in critically ill patients in the ICU and also in patients undergoing simple procedures. Hemodynamically, dexmedetomidine evokes a biphasic blood pressure response with a short hypertensive phase and subsequent hypotension. Bradycardia is also observed in many patients, which may lead to more serious outcomes when progressing to sinus pause or shock. Therefore, drugs to prevent bradycardia during dexmedetomidine infusion may help patients maintain a more stable hemodynamic state. The present study aims to compare the ability of atropine and glycopyrrolate to prevent bradycardia during dexmedetomidine infusion in patients undergoing lower extremity orthopedic surgery with spinal anesthesia.

Being tested
Atropine, Glycopyrrolate
Keywords
Atropine, glycopyrrolate, bradycardia, dexmedetomidine, spinal anesthesia
Medical subject headings
Bradycardia

What participants receive

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

  • AtropineDrug

    Atropine injection (0.01 mg/kg, max 0.5 mg) 3 minutes before spinal anesthesia

  • GlycopyrrolateDrug

    Glycopyrrolate (0.00 4mg/kg, max 0.2 mg) 3 minutes before spinal anesthesia

Study groups in NCT03322150
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Atropine groupActive comparatorPatients that receive atropine 0.01 mg/kg (max 0.5mg) before spinal anesthesia
Receives: Drug: Atropine
Glycopyrrolate groupActive comparatorPatients that receive glycopyrrolate 0.004mg/kg (max 0.2 mg) before spinal anesthesia
Receives: Drug: Glycopyrrolate

What is being measured

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

  1. Pulse rate

    measured as beats per minute, heart rate below 60 bpm or decrease of more than 30% from baseline is defined as bradycardia.

    Measured: From 5 minutes before spinal anesthesia~end of surgery (Intraoperatively)

  2. blood pressure

    measured as mmHg, mean blood pressure lower than 60 mmHg or decrease of more than 30% from baseline is defined as hypotension.

    Measured: From 5 minutes before spinal anesthesia~end of surgery (Intraoperatively)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Oct 2017
  2. Study start1 Oct 2017
  3. Primary completion1 Aug 2018
  4. Study completion1 Aug 2018

Why it stopped: The research was terminated because the recruitment of the study subjects was not smooth and the overseas training of the investigator was scheduled.

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
2 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03322150
Sponsor's protocol ID
4-2013-0763
Status last verified
Mar 2019
First submitted
23 Oct 2017
Last updated
14 Mar 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Atropine and Glycopyrrolate in people with Spinal Anesthesia, run by Yonsei University at 1 site in South Korea.

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 2 inclusion and 8 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 14 Mar 2019. 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 South Korea. 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?

The study was stopped early (reason given: The research was terminated because the recruitment of the study subjects was not smooth and the overseas training of the investigator was scheduled.). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Pulse rate (time frame: From 5 minutes before spinal anesthesia~end of surgery (Intraoperatively)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 14 Mar 2019.

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