Influence of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia on Skin Sympathetic Activity and Heart Rate Variability

Completed

• Conditions: Abdominal Surgery; Abdominothoracic Surgery

• Registration Number: NCT00222391
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital Muenster

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of epidural anesthesia on sympathetic activity in surgical patients. The study investigates whether a segmental sympathetic block can be determined and can be correlated to level of the sensoric blockade.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-04
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-22
• Study Completion: 2006-01
• Status Verified: 2006-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 2009-01-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• elective surgery
• combined anesthesia with thoracic epidural anesthesia 8 (Th6-9
• Body-mass-index < 30

Exclusion Criteria

• Fever, Hypothermia, SIRS
• Microangiopathy
• Neuropathy
• Sensomotoric deficits

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hemodynamic parameters

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Level of sensoric block
skin temperature

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Muenster; 🇩🇪 Muenster, Germany