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Clinical Trials/NCT05102734
NCT05102734CompletedNot Applicable

Trial of a Topical Nitroglycerin Challenge to Detect Reversible Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Patients With Circulatory Shock.

University of Pennsylvania1 site in 1 country44 target enrollmentStarted: September 1, 2021Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
44
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Perfused Vessel Density (PVD)

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This is an open-label, single center, trial that will enroll up to 25 participants with circulatory shock after cardiac surgery. Participants will be administered a topical sublingual nitroglycerin solution and assessed for changes microcirculatory blood flow using incident dark field microscopy.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult patients receiving elective CABG or valvular surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Receiving postoperative catecholamine therapy to maintain a MAP > 65mmHg, cardiac index > 2 despite initial fluid resuscitation
  • Invasive hemodynamic monitoring

Exclusion Criteria

  • Surgical hemorrhage
  • Unable to tolerate sublingual microcirculatory flow imaging
  • Known intolerance or allergy to nitroglycerin
  • Inadequate microcirculation imaging (based on Massey Score)

Arms & Interventions

Topical nitroglycerin

A topical nitroglycerin solution will be applied to the area of interest

Intervention: Nitroglycerin Topical Product (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Perfused Vessel Density (PVD)

Time Frame: Preoperative Control Group: assessed once preoperatively. For the topical nitroglycerin group, PVD measurements were obtained after surgery (baseline), then 3-minutes and 30-minutes after topical nitroglycerin administration.

Estimate of functional capillary density.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Mean Arterial Pressure(MAP was recorded for the control group, then for the NTG group at postoperative baseline, 3-minutes and 30-minutes after topical NTG application.)
  • Cardiac Index(Cardiac output was measured for the control group, then for the NTG group at postoperative baseline, 3-minuts, and 30-minutes after topical NTG application)
  • Central Venous Pressure(CVP was recorded for the control group, then for the NTG group at postoperative baseline, 3-minutes, and 30-minutes after topical NTG application)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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