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Clinical Trials/NCT01828788
NCT01828788
Completed
Phase 2

Postoperative Rehabilitation After Cardiac Surgery in Patients at Risk of Respiratory Complications. Effects of a Continuous Bi-laterosternal Infusion of Ropivacaine Through Multihole Catheters.

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand1 site in 1 country120 target enrollmentApril 27, 2013

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Ropivacaine
Conditions
Scheduled Cardiac Surgery
Sponsor
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Enrollment
120
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
The deadline for obtaining all criteria consistent with an output of postoperative intensive care
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Postoperative pain after cardiac surgery is a risk factor for postoperative complications. In cardiac surgery, pain is more intense during the first 48 hours and disturbs the patient's capacity of coughing, deep breathing, and early mobilisation. It may be responsible for respiratory complications such as bronchial or pulmonary infection, and may also delay the patient's rehabilitation and therefore prolong the duration of in-hospital stay. A previous pilot study performed in our department showed a sensible improvement of analgesia at movement and of rehabilitation with a continuous bilaterosternal infusion of local anaesthesia [Eljezi et al.. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2012; 37:166]. Such strategy shall be tested in a subpopulation of patients at risk for respiratory complication.

Detailed Description

Prospective, controlled, randomised, parallel, single-centre, single-blinded trial, comparing to a control (conventional care with no locoregional anaesthesia) an infusion of ropivacaine through two multihole catheters placed lateral to the sternum. In both groups, postoperative analgesia will be achieved by paracetamol plus titrated then self-administered intravenous morphine.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
April 27, 2013
End Date
January 19, 2015
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Scheduled cardiac surgery (aortic or mitral valve replacement, or coronary bypass surgery) with sternotomy.
  • Patients will be at risk of noncardiac postoperative complications, i.e. age over 75, BMI over 30, pulmonary disease, or active smoking habit

Exclusion Criteria

  • surgery in emergency
  • thoracotomy
  • cardiac graft
  • aortic dissection
  • age over 85
  • pregnancy
  • patient's refusal
  • minor or adult under legal protection
  • psychiatric ongoing disease
  • addiction to opiates

Arms & Interventions

Ropivacaïne

Prospective, controlled, randomised, parallel, single-centre, single-blinded trial, comparing to a control (conventional care with no locoregional anaesthesia) an infusion of ropivacaine through two multihole catheters placed lateral to the sternum. In both groups, postoperative analgesia will be achieved by paracetamol plus titrated then self-administered intravenous morphine.

Intervention: Ropivacaine

Placebo

Prospective, controlled, randomised, parallel, single-centre, single-blinded trial, comparing to a control (conventional care with no locoregional anaesthesia) an infusion of ropivacaine through two multihole catheters placed lateral to the sternum. In both groups, postoperative analgesia will be achieved by paracetamol plus titrated then self-administered intravenous morphine.

Intervention: placebo

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The deadline for obtaining all criteria consistent with an output of postoperative intensive care

Time Frame: 72 hours

The criteria will be considered by an independent adjudication committee unaware of the treatment given, according to a predefined checklist, whatever the actual delay for discharge. The checklist was built with the help of published recommendations \[Camp et al. J Card Surg 2009; 24:414\].

Secondary Outcomes

  • Surgery time(24 hours)
  • Quantity of sufentanil administered(72 hours)
  • Total morphine consumption(72 hours)

Study Sites (1)

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