Trial Outcomes & Findings for Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in the Elderly (NCT NCT03857750)

NCT ID: NCT03857750

Last Updated: 2020-06-02

Results Overview

The time from the end of rocuronium injection to train-of-four (TOF) count of 0 monitored by acceleromyography. The ulnar nerve was stimulated during the monitoring.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Target enrollment

32 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Day 0, after induction of anesthesia

Results posted on

2020-06-02

Participant Flow

Patients were included from the Departments of Anaesthesia, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics and Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark in the period of the 27th of March 2019 to 7th of November 2019.

Five of 37 patients were excluded due to rescheduling, rapid sequence induction, prone position and different anesthetic medication. 3 patients in each group have missing data on duration of action due to supplementary doses of rocuronium.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Elderly (>80 Years)
16 patients planned for elective surgery above 80 years Rocuronium: 0.6 mg/kg
Younger (18-40 Years)
16 patients planned for elective surgery between 18-40 years Rocuronium: 0.6 mg/kg
Overall Study
STARTED
16
16
Overall Study
COMPLETED
16
16
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Elderly (>80 Years)
n=16 Participants
16 patients planned for elective surgery above 80 years Rocuronium: 0.6 mg/kg
Younger (18-40 Years)
n=16 Participants
16 patients planned for elective surgery between 18-40 years Rocuronium: 0.6 mg/kg
Total
n=32 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Customized
84 years
n=16 Participants
31 years
n=16 Participants
60 years
n=32 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
13 Participants
n=16 Participants
13 Participants
n=16 Participants
26 Participants
n=32 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
3 Participants
n=16 Participants
3 Participants
n=16 Participants
6 Participants
n=32 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
0 Participants
Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.
Region of Enrollment
Denmark
16 participants
n=16 Participants
16 participants
n=16 Participants
32 participants
n=32 Participants
Height
164 centimeters
n=16 Participants
174 centimeters
n=16 Participants
169 centimeters
n=32 Participants
Weight
74 kilograms
n=16 Participants
72.5 kilograms
n=16 Participants
73.5 kilograms
n=32 Participants
ASA
ASA I
1 Participants
n=16 Participants
6 Participants
n=16 Participants
7 Participants
n=32 Participants
ASA
ASA II
8 Participants
n=16 Participants
9 Participants
n=16 Participants
17 Participants
n=32 Participants
ASA
ASA III
7 Participants
n=16 Participants
1 Participants
n=16 Participants
8 Participants
n=32 Participants
Comorbidities
Heart disease
7 participants
n=16 Participants
1 participants
n=16 Participants
8 participants
n=32 Participants
Comorbidities
Hypertension
13 participants
n=16 Participants
0 participants
n=16 Participants
13 participants
n=32 Participants
Comorbidities
Liver disease
0 participants
n=16 Participants
1 participants
n=16 Participants
1 participants
n=32 Participants
Comorbidities
Renal disease
2 participants
n=16 Participants
0 participants
n=16 Participants
2 participants
n=32 Participants
Comorbidities
Diabetes
3 participants
n=16 Participants
0 participants
n=16 Participants
3 participants
n=32 Participants
Medication
Any
15 participants
n=16 Participants
11 participants
n=16 Participants
26 participants
n=32 Participants
Medication
Loop-diuretics or thiazids
8 participants
n=16 Participants
5 participants
n=16 Participants
13 participants
n=32 Participants
Medication
Magnesium
1 participants
n=16 Participants
0 participants
n=16 Participants
1 participants
n=32 Participants
Duration of anesthesia
164 minutes
n=16 Participants
146 minutes
n=16 Participants
154 minutes
n=32 Participants
Duration of surgery
104 minutes
n=16 Participants
101 minutes
n=16 Participants
102 minutes
n=32 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 0, after induction of anesthesia

The time from the end of rocuronium injection to train-of-four (TOF) count of 0 monitored by acceleromyography. The ulnar nerve was stimulated during the monitoring.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Elderly (>80 Years)
n=16 Participants
16 patients planned for elective surgery above 80 years Rocuronium: 0.6 mg/kg
Younger (18-40 Years)
n=16 Participants
16 patients planned for elective surgery between 18-40 years Rocuronium: 0.6 mg/kg
Onset Time
135 seconds
Interval 135.0 to 158.0
90 seconds
Interval 60.0 to 105.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 0, after induction of anesthesia

90 seconds after induction the conditions are rated by the Intubating Difficulty Scale (IDS). Easy is defined as IDS of 0. Slight is defined as IDS of 1 to 5 Moderate/Major is defined as \>5

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Elderly (>80 Years)
n=16 Participants
16 patients planned for elective surgery above 80 years Rocuronium: 0.6 mg/kg
Younger (18-40 Years)
n=16 Participants
16 patients planned for elective surgery between 18-40 years Rocuronium: 0.6 mg/kg
Comparing Intubating Conditions in the Two Groups
Easy
7 Participants
7 Participants
Comparing Intubating Conditions in the Two Groups
Slight
8 Participants
9 Participants
Comparing Intubating Conditions in the Two Groups
Moderate/Major
1 Participants
0 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Day 0, after induction of anesthesia

Population: 3 in each group had missing data due to supplementary doses of rocuronium

Time from end of rocuronium injection to TOF ratio \>0.9. When the ratio between the first and last stimulation in TOF is above 90 %.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Elderly (>80 Years)
n=13 Participants
16 patients planned for elective surgery above 80 years Rocuronium: 0.6 mg/kg
Younger (18-40 Years)
n=13 Participants
16 patients planned for elective surgery between 18-40 years Rocuronium: 0.6 mg/kg
Duration of Action
81 minutes
Interval 71.0 to 97.0
53 minutes
Interval 42.0 to 73.0

Adverse Events

Elderly (>80 Years)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Younger (18-40 Years)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Matias Vested

Rigshospitalet

Phone: +4524464955

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place