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Clinical Trials/NCT01978379
NCT01978379
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The Nociception Level During Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

University of Washington1 site in 1 country40 target enrollmentOctober 2013
ConditionsPain

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Pain
Sponsor
University of Washington
Enrollment
40
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Nociception Level (NoL) index
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

We are conducting a study to evaluate two investigational devices that may help us better monitor discomfort or pain in anesthetized patients during minimally invasive lung surgery. We want to collect information on how people respond to pain related to their surgery. Currently, we use blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) to check the response to pain. In this study, we will also use two devices called the Medasense PMD-100 and PhysioDoloris monitors to look at measurements of pain. We will compare the measurements from the study devices to the measurements of heart rate and blood pressure. We hope to enroll about 40 subjects in this study at the University of Washington Medical Center.

Detailed Description

The following measurements will be collected during surgery for this research study. 1. Nociception Level (NoL) index The PMD-100 monitor includes a small probe similar to the pulse oximeter that will be placed on the subjects finger, which will be connected to the laptop placed next to the anesthesia machine. We will measure and record NoL index values at the following painful events: placement of breathing tube, skin incision, initial surgical instruments insertion and muscle relaxation assessment with a twitch monitor (60mA, 100Hz, 30sec). The anesthesiologist will be blinded to NoL index values that will only be collected for research purposes. We will compare the NoL index to ANI index, BP and HR. The measurements will start 5 minutes prior to the administration of general anesthesia and will continue until 5 min. after initial surgical instruments insertion. 2. Analgesia Nociception Index (ANI) index The PhysioDoloris monitor attached to the IV pole will be connected with a cable to the anesthesia monitor. We will measure and record ANI index values at the following painful events: placement of breathing tube, skin incision, initial surgical instruments insertion and muscle relaxation assessment with a twitch monitor (60mA, 100Hz, 30sec). The anesthesiologist will be blinded to ANI index values that will only be collected for research purposes. The measurements will start 5 minutes prior to the administration of general anesthesia and will continue until 5 min. after initial surgical instruments insertion. 3. Blood Pressure and Heart Rate We will also collect blood pressure and heart rate measurements that are generated as part of the standard anesthesia monitoring from electronic anesthesia record at 30 second intervals. 4. Bispectral Index We will also collect Bispectral Index (BIS) measurements that are generated as part of the anesthesia monitoring from electronic anesthesia record at 30 second intervals. BIS is a monitor of the depth of anesthesia that uses a sensor placed on patient's forehead. BIS monitor calculates a dimensionless number estimating the patient's level of consciousness. The BIS values range from 0 (no brain activity) to 100 (fully awake) with the target range between 40 and 60 for general anesthesia. 5. Pain Medication Data: We will collect the amount of pain medications used during the surgery from electronic anesthesia record.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
October 2013
End Date
December 2014
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Srdjan Jelacic

Acting Assistant Professor

University of Washington

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients who clinically consent to elective VATS procedure under general anesthesia,
  • Ages between 18 and 80 years,
  • Able to provide informed consent,
  • English speaking
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • violation of protocol (e.g., administration of medication that does not comply with the study protocol or inability to measure NoL or ANI index)
  • subject has change of mind
  • surgery has to be repeated.
  • Non-inclusion criteria:
  • subject refusal

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Nociception Level (NoL) index

Time Frame: 5 minutes prior to intubation until 5 minutes after the incision for patients undergoing minimally invasive lung surgery under general anesthesia

The primary objective of this study is to measure the NoL index in patients having minimally invasive lung surgery and compare it to Analgesia Nociception index (ANI), HR and BP as indicators of pain

Secondary Outcomes

  • Analgesia nociception index (ANI)(5 minutes prior to intubation until 5 minutes after the incision for patients undergoing minimally invasive lung surgery under general anesthesia)

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