Esketamine Induction Intubation in ICU Patients.

NCT ID: NCT05464979

Last Updated: 2023-05-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: PHASE4
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-08-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-06-30

Brief Summary

Intubation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is usually an emergency. Pathophysiological changes such as shock, respiratory failure, and metabolic acidosis in critically ill patients can significantly increase the incidence of adverse events during intubation.

Studies have shown that esketamine has no significant effect on body metabolism, endocrine system, liver, kidney, intestinal function and coagulation function. In terms of drug metabolism, esketamine has high bioavailability, short half-life, faster and more comfortable recovery of patients, and not only has the advantage of providing stable hemodynamics during endotracheal intubation, but also counteracts the respiratory depression caused by opioids. In addition, esketamine has antidepressant and anti-inflammatory properties. The investigators also found that combined prophylactic and therapeutic use of esketamine could attenuate systemic inflammation and inflammatory multi-organ injury in mice after CLP-induced lethal sepsis.

This project aims to study the clinical effect of esketamine induction intubation and conventional induction intubation in ICU patients.

Detailed Description

Esketamine is the S-enantiomer of ketamine and has been approved for clinical use by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in 2019. Studies have shown that esketamine has no significant effect on metabolism, endocrine system, liver, kidney, intestinal function and coagulation function. It is mainly used in combination with sedatives (such as propofol, etc.) or alone to induce and implement general anesthesia. The phase III clinical study on the application of esketamine in the induction and maintenance of general anesthesia in laparoscopic surgery showed that the recovery time of the esketamine group was significantly shorter than that of the ketamine group when the same clinical anesthesia effect was achieved. Esketamine has the effect of dissociative anesthesia, which can maintain better spontaneous breathing of patients while satisfying outpatient examinations or operations, and this feature helps maintain circulatory stability, especially in patients with shock. Esketamine has sympathomimetic properties. In patients with potentially unstable cardiac disease (eg, septic cardiomyopathy), esketamine is the preferred choice for induction of anesthesia, especially in combination with midazolam. Esketamine is also the preferred choice for anesthesia induction in patients with bronchospasm, which can protect patients from bronchospasm during induction.

Studies have found that esketamine has antidepressant and anti-inflammatory effects in addition to its analgesic, sedative and anesthetic effects. Clinical studies have shown that esketamine (0.25 mg/kg, 40 min infusion time) can rapidly improve the depressive symptoms of patients with treatment-resistant depression. The antidepressant effects of esketamine may be closely related to its anti-inflammatory effect. During cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, anesthesia induction was supplemented with 1-3 mg/kg esketamine, anesthesia maintenance was supplemented with 2-3 mg/kg/h esketamine, anesthesia maintenance time was 283 minutes, the total amount of esketamine was 1580mg on average. Esketamine decreased plasma levels of IL-6 (6 h after opening the aorta) and IL-8 (1 and 6 h after opening the aorta) and increased plasma levels of IL-10 (1 h after opening the aorta). In the investigators' preliminary study on the role of esketamine in systemic inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the investigators found that in systemic LPS (5 mg/kg)-induced systemic inflammation model, esketamine (10 mg/kg, IP) was administrated twice 24 hours before LPS administration and 10 minutes after LPS administration. The plasma levels of IL-6, IL-17A and interferon γ (IFN-γ) were significantly decreased 24 h after LPS administration in mice. However, the efficacy and safety of esketamine for tracheal intubation in ICU patients is still unclear, and no relevant clinical studies have been reported.

The investigators will include adult patients subjected to tracheal intubation in the ICU strictly according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria to investigate the efficacy and safety of esketamine for tracheal intubation in ICU patients.

Enrolled patients were randomly assigned to two groups: the esketamine intubation group and the conventional intubation group. In esketamine intubation group, esketamine at 0.5-1.0 mg/kg BW and rocuronium bromide at 0.6 mg/kg BW was given intravenously for induction intubation. After the intubation was completed, esketamine was continuously pumped at 0.3-1.5 mg/kg/h to maintain sedation. In conventional intubation group, Midazolam at 0.1mg/kg BW, fentanyl at 1ug/kg BW, rocuronium bromide at 0.6mg/kg BW was given intravenously for induction intubation; After the intubation was completed, sufentanil at 0.1 μg/kg/h was administered for analgesia, and remazolam tosylate at an initial dose of 0.075 mg/kg/h was administered for sedation, and the dose of remazolam tosylate was adjusted according to the RASS score.

Five tubes of venous blood were collected and sent to the laboratory and immunology department of Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, before intubation and 1, 2, 3 and 7 days after intubation, and five tests including blood routine, coagulation, liver function, kidney function, electrolytes, C-reactive protein, myocardial enzyme, BNP, lymphocyte subsets and cytokines were performed. A tube of arterial blood was collected before intubation and 1, 2, 3 and 7 days after intubation to detect arterial blood gas in the ICU.

If the adverse events of esketamine appear during the study, patients or authorized client withdraw from the study actively, or drugs that seriously affect systemic inflammation and immune function (such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, immunosuppressants, immunoenhancers, high doses of hormones (more than 10mg prednisolone per day or equivalent dose of other hormones, etc.) were used in clinical treatment, the study will be terminated. In this study, adverse reactions were evaluated daily after inclusion.

Conditions

Critically Ill Patients

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Esketamine intubation group

Esketamine at 0.5-1.0 mg/kg BW and rocuronium bromide at 0.6 mg/kg BW was given intravenously for induction intubation. After the intubation was completed, esketamine was continuously pumped at 0.3-1.5 mg/kg/h to maintain sedation. The Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) was used to assess the sedation of patients every 1 hour and maintains a RASS score of -2 to 0.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Esketamine Hydrochloride 28 Mg in 0.2 mL NASAL SOLUTION [Spravato]

Intervention Type: DRUG

Esketamine at 0.5-1.0 mg/kg BW and rocuronium bromide at 0.6 mg/kg BW was given intravenously for induction intubation. After the intubation was completed, esketamine was continuously pumped at 0.3-1.5 mg/kg/h to maintain sedation.

Conventional intubation group

Midazolam at 0.1mg/kg BW, fentanyl at 1ug/kg BW, rocuronium bromide at 0.6mg/kg BW was given intravenously for induction intubation; After the intubation was completed, sufentanil at 0.1 μg/kg/h was administered for analgesia, and remazolam tosylate at an initial dose of 0.075 mg/kg/h was administered for sedation, and the dose of remazolam tosylate was adjusted according to the RASS score. The RASS score was assessed every 1 h and maintained at -2 to 0.

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

midazolam, fentanyl

Intervention Type: DRUG

Midazolam at 0.1mg/kg BW, fentanyl at 1ug/kg BW, rocuronium bromide at 0.6mg/kg BW was given intravenously for induction intubation; After the intubation was completed, sufentanil at 0.1 μg/kg/h was administered for analgesia, and remazolam tosylate at an initial dose of 0.075 mg/kg/h was administered for sedation, and the dose of remazolam tosylate was adjusted according to the RASS score.

Interventions

Esketamine Hydrochloride 28 Mg in 0.2 mL NASAL SOLUTION [Spravato]

Esketamine at 0.5-1.0 mg/kg BW and rocuronium bromide at 0.6 mg/kg BW was given intravenously for induction intubation. After the intubation was completed, esketamine was continuously pumped at 0.3-1.5 mg/kg/h to maintain sedation.

Intervention Type: DRUG

midazolam, fentanyl

Midazolam at 0.1mg/kg BW, fentanyl at 1ug/kg BW, rocuronium bromide at 0.6mg/kg BW was given intravenously for induction intubation; After the intubation was completed, sufentanil at 0.1 μg/kg/h was administered for analgesia, and remazolam tosylate at an initial dose of 0.075 mg/kg/h was administered for sedation, and the dose of remazolam tosylate was adjusted according to the RASS score.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Other Intervention Names

(S)-ketamine

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients aged 18-80 years old without restriction of gender, race, religion, creed or nationality;
• No sedative drugs with elimination half-life were used before inclusion in the study;
• Patients and/or their family members know and agree to participate in the trial.

Exclusion Criteria

• Allergic to esketamine or midazolam;
• Patients with cardiac arrest during intubation;
• Patients with suspected increased intracranial pressure;
• bradycardia (heart rate below 50 beats/min) or atrioventricular block;
• Untreated or undertreated patients with hyperthyroidism;
• Diseases that may affect immune-related indicators, including autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.), and malignant hematological tumours (leukaemia and lymphoma, etc.);
• Received radiotherapy or chemotherapy or received immunosuppressive drug treatment within the past 30 days, or received more than 10 mg of prednisolone per day (or other hormones at the same dose) continuous treatment;
• History of solid organ or bone marrow transplantation;
• Chronic nephrosis;
• Severe chronic liver disease (child-Pugh: Grade C);
• alcohol or opioid dependence, mental illness, or severe cognitive impairment;
• Pregnant or breastfeeding;
• Patients and/or their family members refuse to participate in the trial.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Jiancheng Zhang, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Locations

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

China

Central Contacts

Jiancheng Zhang, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

zhjcheng1@126.com

+8613554105815

Facility Contacts

Jiancheng Zhang, Dr.

Role: primary

zhjcheng1@126.com

+8613554105815

References

Zhang X, Zhao X, Xu J, Liu H, Yuan S, Zhang J. Efficacy and safety of esketamine for emergency endotracheal intubation in ICU patients: a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial. Sci Rep. 2025 Feb 19;15(1):6089. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-91016-w.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 39972022 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

ZJC202203

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id