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Aortic Cross-Clamping and Systemic Inflammatory Response in Humans: Effect of Ischemic Preconditioning

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Aortic Aneurysm
Interventions
Procedure: Remote ischemic preconditioning
Biological: Blood drawn
Registration Number
NCT02570464
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Rouen
Brief Summary

Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome is a major cause of morbidity and mortality after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery. It is postulated that aortic cross-clamping during open AAA repair may cause ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) leading to the systemic releases of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inflammatory cytokines which damage distant organs, including heart, kidney, and lung.

Ischemic preconditioning, first described in cardiac surgery, is a mechanism whereby tissues exposed to a brief period of nonlethal I/R develop resistance to subsequent ischemic insult. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC), is a phenomenon whereby brief periods of ischemia followed by reperfusion in one organ (usually skeletal muscle) provide systemic protection from prolonged ischemia. The mechanisms through which RIPC confer organ protection remains unclear.

The hypothesis is that limb RIPC would reduce systemic inflammatory mediators produced by ischemia-reperfusion and thereby protect the remote organs.

A single-center, prospective, randomized, parallel-group controlled trial is conducted on patients undergoing elective open infrarenal AAA repair. Written informed consent is obtained from each participant. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Rouen, France.

Patients are divided in two groups : the sham-operated control group underwent surgery without RIPC and the RIPC group : Two cycles of intermittent crossclamping of the common iliac artery (right or left) with 10 minutes ischemia followed by 10 minutes reperfusion served as the RIPC stimulus, before prolonged ischemia.

Blood samples are collected for analysis at the following time points: before surgery (baseline), 1, 3 and 24 h after cross-clamp release (reperfusion). The systemic inflammatory response is measured using the serum concentrations of TNF-alpha, and IL 1, 4, 6, 10. Cardiac, renal and pulmonary functions are evaluated with usual biological markers and clinical monitoring until 28 days after surgery.

Aortic surgery is a perfect clinical model of ischemia-reperfusion which makes it possible to study the impact of RIPC in humans. This biological approach would help to better understand the mechanisms underlying this technique.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
68
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients undergoing elective open infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
  • Scheduled surgery
  • Patients aged 30-85 years old
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients undergoing endovascular treatment for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Patients younger than 30 years and older than 85 years
  • pregnant women or nursing mother
  • Adult under guardianship
  • Refusal to sign a consent
  • Patients whose survival at 28 days is unlikely
  • Surgery requiring subphrenic aortic cross-clamping
  • Emergency surgery
  • Patients taking sulfonylureas or Nicorandil
  • Patients having contraindication to clamp iliac arteries
  • Dementia

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients undergoing aortic aneurysm surgery with RIPCRemote ischemic preconditioningBlood drawn is done for patient undergoing elective open infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair surgery with Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC)
Patients undergoing aortic aneurysm surgery without RIPCBlood drawnBlood drawn is done for patient undergoing elective open infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair surgery without Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC)
Patients undergoing aortic aneurysm surgery with RIPCBlood drawnBlood drawn is done for patient undergoing elective open infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair surgery with Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood TNF-alpha rate24 hours post-surgery

Blood TNF-alpha rate is measured after reperfusion

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Blood Interleukines 4 rate24 hours post-surgery
Blood lactates rate24 hours post-surgery

Blood lactates rate is measured after reperfusion

Blood I-CAM protein rate24 hours post-surgery

Blood I-CAM protein rate is measured after reperfusion

Blood Interleukines 1 rate24 hours post-surgery

Blood Interleukines 1 rate is measured after reperfusion

Blood Interleukines 6 rate24 hours post-surgery

Blood Interleukines 1 rate is measured after reperfusion

Blood Interleukines 10 rate24 hours post-surgery

Blood Interleukines 10 rate is measured after reperfusion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rouen University Hospital

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Rouen, France

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