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Pharmacokinetics of morphine and oxycodone in frail elderly undergoing cardiac surgery

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
CABG
cardiothoracic surgery
10007593
Registration Number
NL-OMON55041
Lead Sponsor
Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all
of the following criteria:
1. Adult patients *70 years undergoing elective cardiac surgery
2. Frailty, defined by the presence of at least two of the following
characteristics:
- Impaired gait speed or hand grip strength
- Risk for malnutrition
- Impaired cognition
- Dependent living
- Impaired physical functioning
- Polypharmacy
- Impaired health related quality of life

Exclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing emergency cardiac surgery
Patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement or mitral valve
repair.
Contraindication for morphine and/or oxycodone
No informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Primary endpoints of this study are the pharmacokinetic parameters of morphine,<br /><br>oxycodone and metabolites in blood in frail patients. Pharmacokinetic<br /><br>parameters are clearance , volume of the central compartment, volume of the<br /><br>peripheral compartment, volume of distribution</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>* Pain according to Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)<br /><br>* Postoperative opioid consumption in the first 5 postoperative days<br /><br>* Vital signs by continuous monitoring (SpO2, respiratory rate, blood pressure)<br /><br>* Side effects of opioids (nausea, vomiting, pruritus, constipation)<br /><br>* Delirium according to delirium observation screening (DOS)<br /><br>* Sedation according to sedation observation scale </p><br>
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