Status:

TERMINATED

Tight Hemodynamic Control in Patients Who Are Chronically on Metoprolol

Lead Sponsor:

University Health Network, Toronto

Collaborating Sponsors:

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Conditions:

Vascular Disease

Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study proposes to assess the effect of the standard of care, which is continuation of the pre op beta blocker dose into the post operative period compared to the administration of esmolol titrate...

Detailed Description

The number of high-risk patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery has increased continuously over the last two decades. There is a paucity of data exist about the bioavailability of postoperative admini...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient inclusion criteria:
  • Elective vascular surgery
  • Any of the following co morbidities
  • Diabetes
  • Angina
  • Congestive heart failure
  • A serum creatinine above 176 mmol/l
  • All patients must be on stable dose of oral metoprolol (≥ 30 days)
  • Age ≥ 20 years and ≤ 80 years
  • Written informed consent to participate to the study
  • Patient exclusion criteria:
  • Inability to understand the study protocol
  • Prior gastric surgery or small bowel resection
  • Pacemaker ( since it precludes the measurement of ST changes)
  • Malabsorption syndromes
  • Body Mass Index \< 18 and \> 35
  • Any patient with suspected of diagnosed Cerebral vascular disease. (We chose to exclude CVA patients due to the ongoing controversy about the increased incidence of stroke in patients have surgery and who are taking beta-blockers.)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2011

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    20 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01404767

    Start Date

    April 1 2011

    End Date

    December 1 2013

    Last Update

    April 21 2015

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    University Heatlh Network, Toronto General Hopsital

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4