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Plethysmographic Pulse-contour and Pulse-wave-transit-times for Haemodynamic Evaluation in Bleeding Simulation

Completed
Conditions
Health, Subjective
Interventions
Device: Lower-body-low-pressure chamber
Registration Number
NCT03481855
Lead Sponsor
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Brief Summary

The evaluation of haemodynamic changes is still challenging in clinically relevant situations (e.g. in bleeding, septic and postoperative patients) with the conventional monitoring routinely used including heart rate and mean arterial pressure. If the arterial pressure drops and the heart increases, the haemodynamic state is already decompensated and a therapy is at risk being indicated too late.

Prior to decompensation - still in the state of compensated shock - it would be desirable to detect the shock already. The compensated shock is characterized by an occult drop of cardiac output and a hypoperfusion of vital organs like e.g. the splanchnic region. Due to these pathophysiological characteristics, a therapy would be indicated already in this stadium of shock progression.

The available monitoring tools to detect compensated shock are on the one hand side invasive (intravascular catheter), cost-intensive (cost of the catheter systems), or need extensive training (echocardiography). Consequently, the implementation of advanced haemodynamic monitoring is still low despite the high clinical relevance for the patients.

It is the goal of this project to evaluate in healthy volunteers the routinely implemented technology of photo-plethysmography in its ability to detect haemodynamic changes by extended signal analysis of the pulse-contour and the pulse-wave-transit-times in relation to the gold-standard echocardiography.

Secondary goal of this study is to analyse the physiological and haemodynamic changes during progressive central hypovolaemia displayed by non-invasive or minimal-invasive monitoring devices and associate the changes to each other.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Offered patient information and written informed consent
  • Existence of valid health insurance
  • Male gender
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients aged less than 18 years or more than 40 years
  • Inability of German language use
  • Lacking willingness to save and hand out data within the study
  • Evidence of a chronic disease (cardio-vascular, renal, pulmonary, neurological, metabolic, gastro-intestinal)
  • Chronic medication
  • Signs of a reduced cardiorespiratory capacity
  • Signs of an acute illness
  • Participation in a prospective intervention trial during the study period
  • Anamnestic hints for syncope or disposition to hypotension
  • Signs of arterial hypertension
  • Signs of inguinal hernia
  • Relevant pathologies in the baseline examination of the transthoracic echocardiography
  • For the bio-impedance measurements: heart defibrillator

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Progressive bleeding simulationLower-body-low-pressure chamberThe study intervention by a lower-body-low-pressure chamber is performed in this group of healthy volunteers with progressive increase of negative pressure by a step-wise approach (-15mmHg, -30mmHg, -45mmHg).
Prolonged bleeding simulationLower-body-low-pressure chamberThe study intervention by a lower-body-low-pressure chamber is performed in this group of healthy volunteers with prolonged exposure to a negative pressure of -15mmHg.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in the pulse-contour-analysis of the plethysmographic signalTime course of 40 minutes (at study baseline, at study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 and recovery time)

The pulse-contour of the plethysmographic signal will be analyzed to detect morphological changes over time in relation to the initial baseline recording

Changes the pulse-wave-transit-times of the plethysmographic signalTime course of 40 minutes (at study baseline, at study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 and recovery time)

The pulse-wave-transit-times of the plethysmographic signal will be analyzed to detect changes over time in relation to the initial baseline recording

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Questionnaire regarding alimentationImmediately prior to the start of the study protocol

The questionnaire directs to characterize the intake of fluid and solid alimentation prior to the study protocol

Echocardiographic parameter to determine the cardiac performance of the left ventricleAt baseline (up to minute 7 after starting the study protocol), during the study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 (between minute 8 up to minute 28 after starting study protocol) and recovery after finishing the study intervention (between minute 30 and 40)

The performance of the left ventricle will be analyzed by a transthoracic echocardiography by a physician certified by the European Society of Cardiology

Echocardiographic parameter to determine the cardiac performance of the left atriumAt baseline (up to minute 7 after starting the study protocol), during the study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 (between minute 8 up to minute 28 after starting study protocol) and recovery after finishing the study intervention (between minute 30 and 40)

The performance of the left atrium will be analyzed by a transthoracic echocardiography by a physician certified by the European Society of Cardiology

Echocardiographic parameter to determine the cardiac performance of the right atriumAt baseline (up to minute 7 after starting the study protocol), during the study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 (between minute 8 up to minute 28 after starting study protocol) and recovery after finishing the study intervention (between minute 30 and 40)

The performance of the right atrium will be analyzed by a transthoracic echocardiography by a physician certified by the European Society of Cardiology

Arterial blood pressureAt baseline (up to minute 7 after starting the study protocol), during the study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 (between minute 8 up to minute 28 after starting study protocol) and recovery after finishing the study intervention (between minute 30 and 40)

Arterial blood pressure determined by non-invasive monitoring

Heart rateAt baseline (up to minute 7 after starting the study protocol), during the study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 (between minute 8 up to minute 28 after starting study protocol) and recovery after finishing the study intervention (between minute 30 and 40)

Heart rate determined by non-invasive monitoring

Echocardiographic parameter to determine the cardiac performance of the right ventricleAt baseline (up to minute 7 after starting the study protocol), during the study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 (between minute 8 up to minute 28 after starting study protocol) and recovery after finishing the study intervention (between minute 30 and 40)

The performance of the right ventricle will be analyzed by a transthoracic echocardiography by a physician certified by the European Society of Cardiology

Echocardiographic parameter to analyze the vena cava inferiorAt baseline (up to minute 7 after starting the study protocol), during the study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 (between minute 8 up to minute 28 after starting study protocol) and recovery after finishing the study intervention (between minute 30 and 40)

The analysis will be assessed by a subcostal approach by transthoracic echocardiography

Heart rate variabilityAt baseline (up to minute 7 after starting the study protocol), during the study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 (between minute 8 up to minute 28 after starting study protocol) and recovery after finishing the study intervention (between minute 30 and 40)

Heart rate variability calculated from raw biosignals Bioelectrical signals by standardized analysis algorithms

Haemodynamic parameter of the bio-impedance monitoringTime course of 40 minutes (at study baseline, at study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 and recovery time)

The parameter will be determined by the electrical cardiometry/bio-impedance monitoring device of Osypka Medical

Haemodynamic parameter of the tonometric pulse-contour methodTime course of 40 minutes (at study baseline, at study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 and recovery time)

The parameter will be determined by the non-invasive monitoring device Finapress

Shock indices of the bio-impedance monitoringTime course of 40 minutes (at study baseline, at study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 and recovery time)

The parameter will be determined by the electrical cardiometry/bio-impedance monitoring device of Osypka Medical

Mean systemic filling pressureAt baseline (up to minute 7 after starting the study protocol), during the study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 (between minute 8 up to minute 28 after starting study protocol) and recovery after finishing the study intervention (between minute 30 and 40)

The parameters describing the characteristics of the venous return determined by the stop-flow method

Heart soundsTime course of 40 minutes (at study baseline, at study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 and recovery time)

Heart sounds measured by vibration sensors

Tonometric arterial blood pressureTime course of 40 minutes (at study baseline, at study intervention level 1, 2 and 3 and recovery time)

Tonometric arterial blood pressure measured by applanation tonometer

Bio-impedance analysis of the body fluidImmediately prior to the start of the study protocol

The bio-impedance analysis of the body fluid directs to determine the water content of the body

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow Klinikum, Charité - University Medicine Berlin Berlin, Germany

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Berlin, Germany

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