Hypothermia and Circulatory Arrest During Surgery on the Ascending Aorta: A Comparison Between Two Cooling Methods

NCT ID: NCT01306734

Last Updated: 2012-03-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-03-31

Study Completion Date

2012-12-31

Brief Summary

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PURPOSE: To compare crash cooling versus gradient cooling methods for patients undergoing planned surgery on the ascending aorta in deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. To investigate the impact of hypothermia and circulatory arrest on the coagulation, stress-response, and cerebral outcome.

BACKGROUND: Cooling to 18 °C using extracorporeal circulation allows for circulatory arrest during surgery on the ascending aorta. Two different methods are used either lowering the temperature of the blood by 10 °C at a time, gradient cooling, or as cold as possible, crash cooling. The distribution of hypothermia is expected to be different for the two methods, the latter predominantly cooling the body core. The influence on the physiological response is expected to vary with the two methods. The surgical procedure and the cooling greatly elicit a stress response and the coagulation is profoundly influenced. There can be adverse effects on the neurological outcome due to the procedure. The two methods are considered equal, but have never been subjected to comparison. The surgery and circulatory changes can have a negative influence on the cerebral outcome .

METHODS: Twenty patients between 18 and 80 yrs randomized either to crash cooling or gradient cooling, ten patients in each group.. Patients with severe comorbidities or known coagulopathy are excluded. Anesthesia and operation as performed routinely in the department. The primary endpoint is duration of cooling, secondary endpoints include coagulation parameters (thromboelastography, clot stability), stress response parameters (adhesion molecule expression on endothelial cells, oxidative stress analysis, inflammatory markers), neuropsychological tests, MRI of the cerebrum, markers of cerebral ischemia, and ultrasound imaging of the great vessels for detection of air bubbles. Baseline values are obtained for all parameters.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ascending Aorta Aneurism

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Gradient cooling group

Study group receiving gradient cooling during the procedure using extracorporeal circulation (ECC). The procedure is used routinely in the department and is not an experimental procedure. A maximum of 10 degrees celsius is allowed between the measured nasopharyngeal body temperature and the heater-cooler unit of the ECC-machine, when cooling or rewarming.

No interventions assigned to this group

Crash cooling group

Study group receiving rapid cooling using extracorporeal circulation. The protocol for rapid cooling is using routinely in the department and is not an experimental procedure. When cooling, the investigators aim for maximal difference in temperature between the heater-cooler unit of the ECC-machine.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients scheduled for surgery on the ascending aorta
* Need for deep hypothermic circulatory arrest during the procedure

Exclusion Criteria

* Known coagulopathy
* Ejection fraction less than 30 %
* Severe psychiatric or neurological disease
* Severe liver disease
* Severely reduced lung function
* Glomerular filtration rate less than 15 ml/min/1.73 m2
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Aarhus University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Aarhus

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Department of anesthesia and intensive care, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby

Aarhus, Aarhus N, Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Denmark

Central Contacts

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Hans Kirkegaard, MD, Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

+4589498852

Kristian K Andersen, MD

Role: CONTACT

+4521680494

Facility Contacts

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Kristian K Andersen, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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HYPO-SKS-2011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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