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Mivacurium 0.2 mg/kg in Young (18 - 40 Years) and Elderly (= 80 Years) Patients

Completed
Conditions
Onset Time of Mivacurium, Duration of Action of Mivacurium
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05558137
Lead Sponsor
Matias Vested
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the onset time, duration of action and effect on intubation conditions of mivacurium 0.2 mg/kg in elderly patients with age ≥ 80 years and in young patients aged 18 - 40 years.

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to determine the onset time, duration of action and effect on intubation conditions of mivacurium 0.2 mg/kg in elderly patients with age ≥ 80 years and in young patients aged 18 - 40 years. The hypothesis of this study is that mivacurium administered in elderly patients (\>80 years) has a longer onset time and duration of action compared to younger patients.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patients ≥ 80 or ≥ 18 to ≤ 40 years of age
  2. Informed consent
  3. Scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia (expected duration of anaesthesia > 1 hour) with intubation and use of mivacurium
  4. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification I to III
  5. Can read and understand Danish
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Known allergy to mivacurium
  2. Neuromuscular disease that may interfere with neuromuscular monitoring
  3. Indication for rapid sequence induction
  4. Surgery in the prone position
  5. Known butyrylcholinesterase deficiency

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ElderlyMivacuriumpatients aged 80 years or older
YoungMivacuriumpatients aged 18-40 years
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Onset timewithin 10 minutes after administration of mivacurium

the time from the start of the injection of mivacurium to train-of-four (TOF) count of 0 monitored by acceleromyography

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Duration of actionwithin 90 minutes after administration of mivacurium

Duration of action is defined as time from start of mivacurium injection to reappearance of TOF ratio \> 0.9.

Intubation conditions Fuchs-Buderwithin 10 minutes after administration of mivacurium

intubation conditions are rated according to Fuchs-Buder score when TOF-ratio is 0.

Laryngeal morbidity24 hours after surgery

After 24 hours patients are asked about hoarseness and sore throat. Patients who experience either or both will be called 3 days postoperatively again. These two variables are assessed using a numeric ranking scale from 0 to 10.

Amount of ephedrine or metaoxedrine administeredwithin 10 minutes after administration of mivacurium

If ephedrine or metaoxedrine is administered after induction of anaesthesia and until the patient is ready for properly positioning for surgery, it will be noted in the CRF, as well as the amount administered. Changes in blood pressure or heart rate are treated according to local guidelines.

Intubation conditions IDSwithin 10 minutes after administration of mivacurium

intubation conditions are rated according to intubating difficulty score IDS when TOF-ratio is 0.

Butyrylcholinesterase activity in a venous blood samplewithin 7 days after administration of mivacurium

Butyrylcholinesterase activity in a venous blood sample, and further determination of phenotype and genotype if the activity is low.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rigshospitalet

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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