Cerebral Oximetry in Single Lung Ventilation Thoracic Surgery

NCT ID: NCT01866657

Last Updated: 2022-07-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

74 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-06-30

Study Completion Date

2016-11-10

Brief Summary

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This is a prospective, randomized controlled pilot study of cerebral oximetry use in elderly patients undergoing thoracic surgical procedures that require the use of single lung ventilation. The hypothesis is that subjects randomized to open cerebral oximetry monitoring that have active intervention to mitigate observed desaturations will have measurable postoperative clinical outcome benefits when compared to the patients randomized to blinded cerebral oximetry monitoring with no active interventions to mitigate desaturations.

Detailed Description

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Study Rationale The use of bi-frontal, near infrared spectrophotometry (NIRS) based cerebral oximetry monitoring has been demonstrated to result in improved clinical outcomes in both general surgery patients and cardiac surgical patients using prospective, randomized controlled trial methodology. Elderly thoracic surgical patients undergoing procedures that involve single lung ventilation may also stand to benefit from the application of intraoperative and early postoperative NIRS cerebral oximetry monitoring. Cerebral oximetry has not been established as a standard of care monitoring modality in this patient population, thus permitting the application of randomized, controlled testing methodology to assess the potential impact of this monitoring modality upon these patients.

Hypothesis and Objectives:

The primary hypothesis in this pilot study of elderly thoracic surgical patients undergoing procedures involving single lung ventilation (SLV) is that there will be a measurable and significant clinical benefit (as assessed by a broad range of postoperative clinical outcome measures) to the subjects randomized to the intervention cohort (open bi-frontal NIRS based cerebral oximetry monitoring with a standardized intervention protocol) vs. the control cohort (blinded bi-frontal NIRS based cerebral oximetry monitoring).

The primary objective of this pilot study is to identify the most relevant clinical outcome variables which significantly diverge as a result of being randomized to the intervention cohort vs. the control cohort so that a larger, multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial can be designed to further test the primary hypothesis as stated in the preceding section. The subsequent larger, multicenter trial will be conducted to definitively demonstrate the ability of INVOS® 5100 guided NIRS-based bi-frontal monitoring to improve clinical outcomes in this surgical patient group and potentially establish a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared indication for this monitoring modality. The clinical outcome variables being assessed as the primary objective are many and a detailed list of these variables can be found in the OUTCOME MEASURES - Primary Outcome Measure Section of this submission.

Secondary objectives of this pilot study include the following:

1. Assess the frequency of cerebral desaturations in both the intervention and control cohorts by examining both the total number of patients experiencing any cerebral desaturation as well as the total number of events among patients experiencing any cerebral desaturation (of at least 5% below baseline and progressively larger desaturations). These analyses will be conducted on the entire study population as well as upon each cohort. The Area Under the Curve (AUC) analysis technique \[incremental desaturation categories will be assessed based upon 5 to 50% decreases, measured in 5% increments, from established room air pre-incision baseline as well as oxygen supplemented pre-incision baseline as well as desaturations below absolute measured rSO2 values\] will be employed to conduct these analyses.
2. Assess the frequency of adverse clinical events and serious adverse events overall and in each cohort.
3. Perform a comprehensive assessment of the frequency and efficacy of predefined rSO2 desaturation mitigation interventions and their collective ability to affect the observed cerebral oximetry values.
4. Assess the interventional cohort's preoperative demographics and collected covariates for association with the ease or difficulty of mitigating observed cerebral desaturation events.

Exploratory analyses will include performing all possible comparisons of the two groups based upon all collected perioperative variables to examine the potentially significant relationships between the collected clinical variables representing surrogates of organ perfusion/function and cerebral oximetry desaturations (AUCrSO2). The following exploratory endpoints will be assessed:

1. Logistic regression analysis to determine the most relevant AUCrSO2 desaturation value(s) associated with any detrimental clinical outcome(s) monitored in this study
2. Logistic regression analysis to determine the most relevant AUC blood pressure values associated with any detrimental clinical outcome(s) monitored in this study
3. Comparison of baseline rSO2 values (room air and oxygen supplemented) to all collected clinical variables to assess for possibly significant associations
4. Explore the potential impact of rSO2 monitoring on changing the surgical conduct of the procedure Methodology: Single center, prospective, randomized, controlled clinical pilot study Number of Subjects: 100 subjects with balanced randomization (1:1) to control (blinded NIRS data) or intervention (open NIRS data) cohorts Main Criteria for Inclusion: Elderly patients (\> 65 years of age) scheduled for a thoracic surgical procedure at UHCMC that will involve SLV.

Duration of Treatment: Cerebral oximetry monitoring will begin with an assessment of both room air and oxygen supplemented bi-frontal baseline NIRS values and continue through the surgery to either PACU discharge or the initial 12 hours of post surgical ICU treatment. Mini Mental Status exam testing and Delirium testing with the Confusion Assessment Method will occur preoperatively and postoperatively through post-operative day (POD) #3 (or discharge if that occurs sooner than POD #3). Enrolled subjects will be followed during the index hospitalization and will undergo a 30 day follow up telephone interview to assess their progress following hospital discharge.

Criteria for Evaluation:

A large number of intraoperative and postoperative clinical variables that include cerebral oximetry, pulse oximetry, blood pressure, a composite outcome measure and clinical variables representing organ function will be assessed with the primary endpoint being the determination of which clinical variables are improved, if any, as a result of being randomized to open NIRS data monitoring with a predefined desaturation intervention algorithm guideline. The Mini Mental Status exam and Confusion Assessment Method test will be used to determine if any measured clinical variables have an effect upon neuropsychological outcomes. The frequency and effectiveness of the various cerebral desaturation mitigating interventions will be assessed in the intervention cohort.

Additional Safety Observations:

The frequency and severity of adverse clinical events and serious adverse clinical events will be assessed to determine if the use of open NIRS data bi-frontal cerebral monitoring is associated with any significant change in the observation of such events.

Statistical Methods:

Preoperative demographics and clinical variables will be compared in the two groups to assess for significant differences using the independent t-test. Differences in the observed clinical data between groups will be determined with the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Stepwise, forward, multivariable logistic regression analysis will be performed to assess for relationships between cerebral desaturations and any of the measured clinical variables with a p value \< 0.05 being considered significant

Conditions

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Hypoxia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Caregivers

Study Groups

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Intervention cohort

Open cerebral oximetry monitoring; observed desaturations will be treated with an intervention algorithm including increase FiO2, head/neck repositioning,vasoconstrictor agents, IV fluid bolus, increase ETCO2, additional anesthesia, RBC transfusion.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vasoconstrictor Agents

Intervention Type DRUG

cerebral desaturations may be treated with IV vasoactives to increase blood pressure or cardiac output at attending physician's descretion.

Head/neck repositioning

Intervention Type OTHER

Assure that arterial and venous neck blood flow is not obstructed related to patient positioning

Increase ETCO2

Intervention Type OTHER

Allow normalization or slight increase in end tidal CO2 to cause selective cerebral vasodilation and increased tissue blood flow/O2 delivery

IV fluid bolus

Intervention Type OTHER

Administer IV fluids to increase preload and cardiac output

Additional anesthesia

Intervention Type DRUG

By deepening anesthetic there will be a decrease in cerebral metabolic oxygen consumption.

RBC transfusion

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

By administering RBCs there will be a increase in intravascular volume and cardiac preload and an increase in oxygen carrying capacity

Increase FiO2

Intervention Type DRUG

Increase FiO2 to improve oxygen delivery to tissue

Blinded cerebral oximetry monitoring

These subjects will have continous cerebral oximetry monitoring like the experimental cohort but the values will be blinded to all clinicians and research staff. There will be no cerebral desaturation interventions in this group because the clinicians will not be aware of a desaturation as the monitor's output is blinded in this group.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Vasoconstrictor Agents

cerebral desaturations may be treated with IV vasoactives to increase blood pressure or cardiac output at attending physician's descretion.

Intervention Type DRUG

Head/neck repositioning

Assure that arterial and venous neck blood flow is not obstructed related to patient positioning

Intervention Type OTHER

Increase ETCO2

Allow normalization or slight increase in end tidal CO2 to cause selective cerebral vasodilation and increased tissue blood flow/O2 delivery

Intervention Type OTHER

IV fluid bolus

Administer IV fluids to increase preload and cardiac output

Intervention Type OTHER

Additional anesthesia

By deepening anesthetic there will be a decrease in cerebral metabolic oxygen consumption.

Intervention Type DRUG

RBC transfusion

By administering RBCs there will be a increase in intravascular volume and cardiac preload and an increase in oxygen carrying capacity

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Increase FiO2

Increase FiO2 to improve oxygen delivery to tissue

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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phenylephrine, ephedrine, dopamine neck repositioning Normalize end tidal CO2 sevoflurane, propofol Increase fractional concentration of inspired oxygen

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Any male or female patient ≥ 65 years of age and able to provide informed consent (or consent may be provided by a legally authorized representative) who is scheduled for a thoracic surgical procedure that is expected to involve the use of intraoperative single lung ventilation (SLV)
2. Able to adequately complete a baseline mini-mental status examination (MMSE)
3. Able to complete a baseline confusion assessment method (CAM) examination
4. Able to obtain bi-frontal baseline rSO2 values prior to induction of anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any patient who has participated in a clinical study of an investigational drug or device in the past 30 days
2. Any patient who the principal investigator feels at any time or for any reason should not participate in this clinical study
3. Withdrawal of informed consent for any reason
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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John C Klick, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Edwin G Avery, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Locations

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University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Avery EG. Cerebral oximetry is frequently a "first alert" indicator of adverse outcomes. White paper. October 2010. http://www.somanetics.com/images/stories/pdfs/white-paper-series.pdf Last accessed 08-05-2012

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Casati A, Fanelli G, Pietropaoli P, Proietti R, Tufano R, Danelli G, Fierro G, De Cosmo G, Servillo G; Collaborative Italian Study Group on Anesthesia in Elderly Patients. Continuous monitoring of cerebral oxygen saturation in elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery minimizes brain exposure to potential hypoxia. Anesth Analg. 2005 Sep;101(3):740-747. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000166974.96219.cd.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16115985 (View on PubMed)

Murkin JM, Adams SJ, Novick RJ, Quantz M, Bainbridge D, Iglesias I, Cleland A, Schaefer B, Irwin B, Fox S. Monitoring brain oxygen saturation during coronary bypass surgery: a randomized, prospective study. Anesth Analg. 2007 Jan;104(1):51-8. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000246814.29362.f4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17179242 (View on PubMed)

Tang L, Kazan R, Taddei R, Zaouter C, Cyr S, Hemmerling TM. Reduced cerebral oxygen saturation during thoracic surgery predicts early postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Br J Anaesth. 2012 Apr;108(4):623-9. doi: 10.1093/bja/aer501. Epub 2012 Feb 5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22311364 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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UHCMC-CEROX-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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