Cafedrin/Theodrenalin (Akrinor®) Versus Ephedrine for Treatment of Hypotension in the Peri-operative Phase in Inpatient Setting

NCT ID: NCT02893241

Last Updated: 2021-11-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

2013 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-04-30

Study Completion Date

2017-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a national, multicentre, prospective, open, two-arm, non-interventional study with hospitalized patients, who are treated routinely with cafedrine/theodrenaline or ephedrine after occurrence of perioperative hypotension, wherein the patients are assigned to a treatment arm based on the department.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypotension

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Cohort A

Patients ≥ 50 years old, with pre-existing comorbidities, who receive general anaesthesia

Cafedrine/theodrenaline

Intervention Type DRUG

Ephedrine

Intervention Type DRUG

Cohort B

Patients, who undergo caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

Cafedrine/theodrenaline

Intervention Type DRUG

Ephedrine

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Cafedrine/theodrenaline

Intervention Type DRUG

Ephedrine

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Inpatients, who received IV treatment (bolus administration) with cafedrine/theodrenaline or ephedrine (Ephedrin Meduna) due to an acute arterial hypotension
* Consent to use of data is available
* Patient under careful blood pressure and pulse monitoring (at least 2 minutes measuring interval (BP/HR) and/or at least 7 measurements within the first 15 minutes after the first application of cafedrine/theodrenaline or ephedrine)

Cohort A:

* Treatment of hypotension in \< 100 mm Hg syst. and/or drop in blood pressure \> 20% syst. compared to preoperative base value (syst.)
* Patients ≥ 50 years old
* Pre-existing comorbidities (ASA classification 2-4)
* Elective surgery
* General anaesthesia with propofol/fentanyl ≥ 0.2 mg (or equivalent)

Cohort B:

* Treatment of hypotension in \< 100 mm Hg syst. and/or drop in blood pressure \> 10% syst. compared to preoperative base value (syst.)
* Patients ≥ 18 years old
* Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

* Contraindication to the use of cafedrine/theodrenaline or ephedrine (Ephedrin Meduna) in accordance with current German specialist information

* Hypersensitivity to any product ingredient
* Hypertensive blood pressure readings
* Mitral stenosis
* Narrow-angle glaucoma
* Hyperthyroidism
* Pheochromocytoma
* Prostatic adenoma with urinary retention
* Bronchial asthmatics with sulphite sensitivity
* Hyper-excitability
* Arteriosclerosis
* Aneurysm
* Treatment with other indirect sympathomimetic drugs (Example: phenylpropanolamine, phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine or methylphenidate)
* Use of Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors (including within the last two weeks)
* Prophylactic administration of cafedrine/theodrenaline or ephedrine or other anti-hypertensives
* Sepsis, septic shock or systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)

Cohort A:

• Intra-cranial surgery or heart surgery

Cohort B:

* High-risk pregnancy (emergency Caesarean, severe infantile malformation)
* Multiple pregnancy
* Amniotic infection syndrome
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ratiopharm GmbH

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Teva Medical Expert, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.

Locations

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Teva Investigational Site 133

Aachen, , Germany

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Amberg, , Germany

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Aue, , Germany

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Aurich, , Germany

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Bad Hersfeld, , Germany

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Düsseldorf, , Germany

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Eichstätt, , Germany

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Essen, , Germany

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Friedberg, , Germany

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Fulda, , Germany

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Giessen, , Germany

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Greifswald, , Germany

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Hanover, , Germany

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Heilbronn, , Germany

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Leipzig, , Germany

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Lingen, , Germany

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Ludwigsburg, , Germany

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Lüneburg, , Germany

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Marburg, , Germany

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Minden, , Germany

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Mönchengladbach, , Germany

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München, , Germany

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Münster, , Germany

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Neuruppin, , Germany

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Nuremberg, , Germany

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Oldenburg, , Germany

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Pirmasens, , Germany

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Prien am Chiemsee, , Germany

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Rheine, , Germany

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Rostock, , Germany

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Saalfeld, , Germany

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Schwalmstadt, , Germany

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Schwerin, , Germany

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Solingen, , Germany

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Traunstein, , Germany

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Trier, , Germany

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Ulm, , Germany

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Unna, , Germany

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Velbert, , Germany

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Warendorf, , Germany

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Wiesbaden, , Germany

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Worms, , Germany

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Würzburg, , Germany

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Zwiesel, , Germany

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Zwiesel, , Germany

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Countries

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Germany

References

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Kranke P, Geldner G, Kienbaum P, Gerbershagen HJ, Chappell D, Wallenborn J, Huljic S, Koch T, Keller T, Weber S, Kunitz O, Linstedt U, Eberhart LHJ; HYPOTENS study group. Treatment of spinal anaesthesia-induced hypotension with cafedrine/theodrenaline versus ephedrine during caesarean section: Results from HYPOTENS, a national, multicentre, prospective, noninterventional study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2021 Oct 1;38(10):1067-1076. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001474.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33625060 (View on PubMed)

Eberhart L, Geldner G, Huljic S, Marggraf K, Keller T, Koch T, Kranke P. A non-interventional comparative study of the 20:1 combination of cafedrine/theodrenaline versus ephedrine for the treatment of intra-operative arterial hypotension: the 'HYPOTENS' study design and rationale. Curr Med Res Opin. 2018 Jun;34(6):953-961. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2018.1438379. Epub 2018 Feb 28.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29415580 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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TV48531-CV-40092

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id