FloPatch for Prevention of Hypotension After Induction of General Anesthesia

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Hypotension on Induction

• Registration Number: NCT06316817
• Lead Sponsor: Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

Brief Summary

This study is being conducted to find out if a special device called FloPatch™, which sticks to a persons skin and uses ultrasound to check the blood flow in their neck, can tell if someone going to have low blood pressure after they get put to sleep for surgery. The investigators will be testing this in adults who are having elective non-heart surgery. Basically, the goal is to see if this device can help predict who might have low blood pressure during surgery.

Hypotension is a common side-effect of general anesthesia induction, and is related to adverse outcomes, including significantly increasing risk of one-year mortality. Even short durations of intraoperative hypotension have been associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) and myocardial injury. Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) is a common postoperative complication associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, and intraoperative hypotension is believed to be involved in its development.

In the preoperative setting, a systematic review of 50 studies (2,260 patients) evaluating techniques to assess adult patients with refractory hypotension or signs of organ hypoperfusion found that half of all patients were fluid-responsive, pointing to volume status as a significant risk factor, while also presenting a challenge in distinguishing fluid-responders from non-responders. For surgical patients, preoperative fasting, hypertonic bowel preparations, anesthetic agents, and positive pressure ventilation all contribute to reduced effective circulating blood volume. Optimized fluid therapy remains the cornerstone of treatment of hypovolemia, with excellent effectiveness. Since the liberal use of fluids may result in fluid overload, which is associated with the development of pulmonary edema, wound infection, postoperative ileus, and anastomotic leakage, it is imperative to identify those patients who may benefit from it.

The hypothesis is that the corrected Flow Time (cFT) measured by the FloPatch will help predict hypotension after the induction of general anesthesia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-15
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-18
• Study Start: 2024-04-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-24
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-25
• Primary Completion: 2026-03-01
• Study Completion: 2026-03-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 172

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult patients ≥ 18 years
• Undergoing elective noncardiac under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

• Hypotension, defined as Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) below 65 mmHg preoperatively on the day of surgery.
• Treated with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) on the day of surgery.
• Patients with heart failure with ejection fraction (EF) < 40%.
• A history of any previous neck surgery or trauma.
• Cardiac rhythm other than sinus at the time of common carotid artery corrected Flow Time (cFT) assessment.
• Patients who will receive neuraxial blockade (epidural or spinal) performed before induction of general anesthesia.
• Planned placement of a jugular central venous catheter or surgery to be performed in the area of the FloPatch.
• Patient is pregnant or is undergoing obstetrical surgery.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prognostic ability of preoperative common carotid artery corrected Flow Time (cFT) measurement to predict Post Induction Hypotension(PIH).	within 20 minutes after induction	The primary outcome is the performance characteristics of the preoperative common carotid artery corrected Flow Time (cFT) to predict Post Induction Hypotension(PIH). PIH will be defined as MAP below an absolute threshold of 65 mmHg or relative threshold of 25% decrease from baseline4 (defined as the first preoperative blood pressure measurement on the morning of surgery), within 20 minutes after induction.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Passive leg raising (PLR) in predicting Post Induction Hypotension(PIH).	The duration of the surgery	To determine the ability of the change in common carotid artery corrected Flow Time(cFT) during passive leg raising (PLR) and after PLR in predicting Post Induction Hypotension(PIH).
Time required to get common carotid artery corrected Flow Time(cFT) data.	The duration of the surgery.	To assess the time required to acquire preoperative common carotid artery corrected Flow Time(cFT) data in patients presenting to surgery.
Thresholds of common carotid artery corrected Flow Time (cFT) change during Passive Leg Raising (PLR) in predicting Post Induction Hypotension (PIH).	The duration of the surgery.	To determine the optimal thresholds for a preoperative common carotid artery corrected Flow Time (cFT) change during PLR, in predicting Post Induction Hypotension(PIH).
Common carotid artery corrected Flow Time (cFT) during induction correlation with Post Induction Hypotension(PIH).	The duration of the surgery.	To determine if common carotid artery corrected Flow Time(cFT) measurements taken during the time of anesthetic induction correlate with the occurrence of Post Induction Hypotension(PIH).
Thresholds of common carotid artery corrected Flow Time (cFT) change after Passive Leg Raising(PLR) in predicting Post Induction Hypotension (PIH).	The duration of the surgery.	To determine the optimal thresholds for a preoperative common carotid artery corrected Flow Time(cFT), after Passive Leg Raising (PLR) in predicting Post Induction Hypotension (PIH).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mount Sinai Hospital; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada