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Ideal Dosage for Sedation of Obese Patients Undergoing Knee or Hip Arthroplasty Under Spinal Anesthesia

Phase 4
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Arthritis Knee
Arthritis Hip
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05760534
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

This study aims to compare ideal body weight- and total body weight-based dosage for remimazolam sedation of obese patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
110
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients scheduled for elective knee or hip arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia
  • BMI>25
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I, II, III
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient refusal
  • Contraindication for spinal anesthesia
  • Contraindication for remimazolam infusion
  • History of hypersensitivity to remimazolam
  • History of chronic use of benzodiazepine or opioid
  • Baseline MOAA/S score of 4 or lower
  • Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Ideal body weight groupRemimazolam-
Total body weight groupRemimazolam-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of intraoperative respiratory depressionFrom entrance to exit from the operating room

Incidence of intraoperative respiratory depression

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of postoperative respiratory depressionFrom entrance to exit from the PACU

Respiratory rate \< 8/min or SpO2\<93%

Incidence of intraoperative oxygen desaturationFrom entrance to exit from the operating room

Pulse oximeter saturation (SpO2) \< 93%

Incidence of intraoperative nausea or vomitingFrom entrance to exit from the operating room

Nausea or vomiting during surgery

Incidence of intraoperative hypotensionFrom entrance to exit from the operating room

Mean blood pressure \<65 mmHg

Intraoperative Patient State Index (PSi)From entrance to exit from the operating room

Continuous monitoring of PSi with Sedline sensor

Length of stay at the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)From entrance to exit from the PACU

Length of stay at the PACU (min)

Incidence of intraoperative tachycardiaFrom entrance to exit from the operating room

Heart rate \>120 bpm

Incidence of postoperative hypotensionFrom entrance to exit from the PACU

Mean blood pressure \<65 mmHg

Total remimazolam infusion doseFrom start to end of remimazolam infusion

Total remimazolam infusion dose (mg/kg/h)

Incidence of intraoperative hypertensionFrom entrance to exit from the operating room

Systolic blood pressure \>120% of baseline

Incidence of intraoperative bradycardiaFrom entrance to exit from the operating room

Heart rate \<45 bpm

Incidence of intraoperative hiccupsFrom entrance to exit from the operating room

Hiccups during surgery

Incidence of intraoperative paradoxical movementsFrom entrance to exit from the operating room

Paradoxical movements during surgery

Incidence of postoperative hypertensionFrom entrance to exit from the PACU

Systolic blood pressure \>120% from baseline

Time to reach MOAA/S score 5 after end of surgeryFrom end of remimazolam infusion until time of full alertness

Time to reach MOAA/S score 5 (min)

Patient satisfactionAt exit from PACU

Numeric rating scale of 0 (not satisfied at all) to 10 (absolutely satisfied)

Intraoperative recallAt exit from PACU

Assessment with the modified Brice questionnaire

Incidence of postoperative nausea or vomitingFrom entrance to exit from the PACU

Incidence of nausea or vomiting

Modified Observer's Assessment of Alertness/Sedation (MOAA/S) scoreFrom start of remimazolam infusion until time of full alertness

MOAA/S score assessment at 10 min intervals

Incidence of postoperative deliriumFrom end of surgery to third postoperative day

Assessment with the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)

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