Status:

COMPLETED

Quantification of Dynamic and Static Cerebral Autoregulation (CA) Under Anaesthesia

Lead Sponsor:

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Conditions:

Cerebrovascular Circulation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Cerebral autoregulation (CA) is the mechanism by which the brain vasculature maintains constancy of cerebral blood flow (CBF). Reliable direct measurements of CBF at different blood pressure levels ar...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ASA-I or ASA-II, willing and able to give written informed consent, scheduled for elective, non-cardiothoracic surgery under general anaesthesia and age 18 years and above.

Exclusion

  • Patient related
  • Unable/ unwilling to participate
  • ASA-III or higher
  • Age \< 18 years
  • History of: uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, Pure autonomic failure (formerly called idiopathic orthostatic hypotension), Multiple system atrophy with autonomic failure (formerly called Shy-Drager syndrome), Addison's disease and hypopituitarism, pheochromocytoma, peripheral autonomic neuropathy (e.g., amyloid neuropathy, idiopathic autonomic neuropathy), known cardiomyopathy, extreme left ventricle hypertrophy or ejection fraction \< 30%, proven or suspected allergy for any of the medication used during induction of anaesthesia, malignant hyperthermia.
  • Unability to record transcranial Doppler ultrasound due to anatomical variance (\~5% of population)
  • Contra-indications for intravenous or inhalational anaesthesia.
  • Contra-indications for phenylephrine: severe hypertension, peripheral vascular illness, severe hyperthyroidism
  • Simultaneous use of MAO-inhibitors, dopaminergic or vasoconstrictor ergot alkaloids (bromocriptine, cabergoline, pergolide, ergotamine, methylergometrine, methysergide), linezolid, tricyclic antidepressants, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, digoxin, quinidine, oxytocin.
  • Surgery related
  • Day case surgery
  • Laparoscopy with CO2 insufflation
  • Extreme positioning during surgery (head-down/up tilt, lateral decubitus position, prone)
  • Surgery \< 60 minutes.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 7 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 23 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

66 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03816072

Start Date

January 7 2019

End Date

September 23 2019

Last Update

May 27 2021

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Amsterdam UMC, location AMC

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, 1105 AZ