Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Intraocular Pressure During Scheduled Spine Surgeries

NCT ID: NCT04628663

Last Updated: 2025-09-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-20

Study Completion Date

2026-05-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to examine the effects of intraoperative systemic use of dexmedetomidine on the intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients undergoing spine surgeries in a prone position under general anesthesia.

Detailed Description

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The study is a Prospective, Randomized, Placebo -controlled, Double-Blinded clinical trial Adult patients with an ASA physical status of class I, II or III who are scheduled for an elective spine surgery in prone position under general anesthesia will be included in the study.

The patients will be randomized with closed envelope manner into two groups: the group of dexmedetomidine and the group of normal saline.

In the dexmedetomidine group (DEX group), bolus dose 1,0 μg/kg of dexmedetomidine will be administered in 10min before induction to anesthesia and 0,4-0,8 μg/kg/h of dexmedetomidine will be infused continuously until the end of the surgery.

In the saline group (placebo group), the same volume of saline will be administered in an identical way.

All study medication will be prepared by an independent anesthesiologist who is not associated in the study (who will hold the randomization codes until the end of the study).

All patients will receive the same type of anaesthesia (TIVA with propofol) and postoperative analgesia including paracetamol 1gr iv (4 times/day) and continuous wound infiltration with ropivacaine 0.2% 5ml/h for 48 postoperative hours.

Basic monitoring for the study includes:

ECG, Invasive and noninvasive blood pressure, Heart Rate, EtCO2, SpO2, Cardiac Output (CO), Stroke Volume (SV), Stroke Volume Variation (SVV), Patient State index (PSi), IOP, Urine output.

Measurements

The measurement of IOP will be conducted in both eyes with Icare PRO tonometer by an ophthalmologist who will not know in which group the patient is in the below predefined time points:

* T1: before administration of the study drug
* T2: after administration of the bolus dose of the study drug
* T3: after tracheal intubation
* T4: just before prone position
* T5: just after prone position
* T6: 30min after T5
* T7: 60min after T6
* T8: 120min after T7
* T9: 180min after T8
* T10: at the end of the surgery and the patient in supine position At the time of each tonometer reading the following data set is collected: MAP, heart rate, EtCO2, SpO2, CO, SV, SVV, urine output, Psi, IOP. Moreover OPP will be calculated as MAP minus IOP.

Conditions

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Intraocular Pressure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Prospective, Randomized, Placebo -controlled, Double-Blinded clinical trial
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators
Not aware of the study group

Study Groups

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DEX group

Dexmedetomidine given at a bolus dose of 1,0 μg/kg 10min before induction of anesthesia and then after as a continuous infusion 0,4-0,8 μg/kg/h until the end of the surgery.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dexmedetomidine

Intervention Type DRUG

Administration

Placebo group

Normal saline given as a bolus dose 10min before induction of anesthesia and then after as a continuous infusion until the end of the surgery.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Normal Saline

Intervention Type OTHER

Administration

Interventions

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Dexmedetomidine

Administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Normal Saline

Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Dexmed Saline

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients undergoing scheduled spine surgery performed in prone position under general anaesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who refuse to be a part of the study
* Patients with previous eye surgery
* Preexisting eye disease (e.g glaucoma)
* Allergy to the study drug or any drug which is in the trial
* Preoperative unstable hemodynamics
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Attikon Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Paraskevi Matsota

Prof of Anaesthesiology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Paraskevi Matsota, Prof

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

2nd Department of Anesthesiology, Attikon University Hospital

Locations

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2nd Department of Anesthesiology, Attikon University Hospital

Athens, Attica, Greece

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Greece

Central Contacts

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Paraskevi Matsota, Prof

Role: CONTACT

6945544563

Facility Contacts

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Paraskevi Matsota, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+30210583100

Other Identifiers

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DEXIOPSPS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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