Comparison of the Local Anaesthetics Articaine and Bupivacaine in Treatment of Acute Sternum Pain After Heart Surgery
NCT ID: NCT01536717
Last Updated: 2019-05-07
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Basic Information
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SUSPENDED
PHASE4
36 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-03-31
2022-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The use of wound infiltration analgesia has not been extensively investigated in treatment of acute pain after sternotomy. There is some evidence, that 0.5% bupivacaine reduces the acute post-sternotomy pain when infused constantly via catheters placed under the fascia (periosteal placement) and the skin.
During 48 hours infusion toxic bupivacaine plasma levels were not observed. There is an evidence that local anesthetics can be bacteriostatic both in vitro and in vivo.
Articaine is an amide-type local anesthetics, which has been used extensively in dental procedures since more than forty years. It has been successfully used in infiltration, epidural, spinal and other regional anesthesia procedures. Articaine is quickly hydrolyzed in plasma and excreted by kidneys. Clearance of articain (500-1110l/h) is faster than that of lidocaine (68l/h) and it is also the reason for articaine´s low toxicity profile. Because of it´s low toxicity and high ability to penetrate the periosteal tissue, articaine may be advantageous in treatment of acute pain after sternotomy, but aforementioned indication for use of articaine has not been investigated. Compared to other local anesthetics, articaine in high concentration has the same neurotoxicity profile, when injected directly into rat´s sciatic nerve. Articaine has not been extensively compared to other local anesthetics, but according the latest odontologic investigation, single dose 0.5% bupivacaine and single-dose 4% articaine were comparable in their analgesic effects during tooth extraction procedure. There are no controlled randomized trials comparing analgesic effect of articaine and other local anesthetics infusions.
In our investigation bupivacain 0.5 % was chosen as an active control, because it has appeared effective in acute postoperative pain and it has reduced the need for opioid analgetics after sternotomy
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Bupivacaine hydrochloride 0.5%
Bupivacaine hydrochloride is related chemically and pharmacologically to the aminoacyl local anesthetics. Bupivacaine hydrochloride is indicated for the production of local or regional anesthesia or analgesia for surgery, for oral surgery procedures, for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and for obstetrical procedures.
Articaine hydrochloride 2% solution
* 4 ml/h periosteal wound infusion
* duration of 72 h
Sodium chloride 0,9%
Sodium Chloride
Placebo Sodium chloride 0,9%
Interventions
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Articaine hydrochloride 2% solution
* 4 ml/h periosteal wound infusion
* duration of 72 h
Sodium Chloride
Placebo Sodium chloride 0,9%
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* open heart surgery
* aortic valve surgery
* mitral valve surgery
* atrial septal defect repair surgery
* intracardial myxoma removal surgery
Exclusion Criteria
* sulphide allergy
* asthma
* pregnant women
* neurological disease (TIA excluded)
* congestive heart failure
* left ventricle ejection fracture under 0.3
* liver failure
* diabetes mellitus with documented polyneuropathy
* chronic pain condition
* mother tongue not finnish or swedish
* patients, who do not agree blood transfusions
18 Years
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Helsinki University Central Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Reino Poyhia
MD, PhD, Docent
Principal Investigators
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Reino Pöyhiä, MD, PhD
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive care, Division of Surgery, Meilahti Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital
Mihkel Meinberg, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive care medicine, Division of Surgery, Meilahti Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital
Locations
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Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive care medicine, Divison of Surgery, Meilahti hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Department of Cardiothoracic surgery, Division of Surgery, Meilahti hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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2011-004307-20
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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