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NCT Number: NCT06553066

Deep Versus Moderate Neuromuscular Blockade in Bariatric Surgery

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of depth of neuromuscular blockade on the surgical field, patient postoperative pain, intestinal motility, the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting and the effect of deep versus moderate neuromuscular blockade on postoperative atelectasis quantitatively using chest computed tomography.This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical-controlled study in patients ≥18 years old scheduled to undergo elective bariatric surgery.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged ≥18 years ASA II-III who are to undergo planned laparoscopic bariatric surgery

Exclusion criteria

  • ASA 4 patients
  • Maternal population
  • Patients who are not scheduled to receive general anesthesia, but some other type of anesthesia.
  • Contraindicated patients: administration of neuromuscular blockade, suppression of spontaneous respiration, and those with an indication for awake intubation or surgical airway.
  • Patients with neuromuscular diseases
  • Patients who refuse to participate in the study.

Treatment and study plan

Deep neuromascular blockage

Drug

maintenance of a deep neuromuscular block with rocuronium, titrated to maintain a TOF count of 0, and a PTC between 1-2.

Quality of surgical field conditions' assessed by a blind surgeon as a 5 points scale(Leiden scale : 1 indicates extremely poor conditions, 2 poor conditions, 3 acceptable conditions, 4, good conditions and 5 optimal conditions)

Other names: Rocuronium and Sugammadex

Moderate neuromascular blockage

Drug

maintenance of a moderate neuromuscular block with rocuronium, titrated to maintain a TOF count of 1-2

Other names: Rocuronium and Sugammadex

Primary outcomes

  1. impact of a deep neuromuscular blockade on surgical conditions

    Time frame: During surgery

    impact of a deep neuromuscular blockade (TOF count = 0 and posttetanic count [PTC] 1-2) and a moderate neuromuscular blockade (TOF count= 1 - 3) on intraoperative surgical conditions assessed by the surgeon as a 5 points scale

Secondary outcomes

  1. the effect of deep versus moderate neuromuscular blockade on postoperative atelectasis quantitatively using chest computed tomography.

    Time frame: in the first six postoperative hours

    quantitatively using chest computed tomography and expressed as percentage to total lung tissue volume

  2. Postoperative pain

    Time frame: first postoperative day

    Pain was measured four times in the PACU (at 15 min intervals starting upon arrival) and twice on the ward (8PM the day of surgery and 2 PM the next day).Pain was measured using an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS), ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (most pain imaginable).

  3. Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)

    Time frame: intraoperative and in Postanesthesia care unit

    measured before induction to general anesthesia, immediately after induction and every 15 min until the end of operation and immediately after awareness.at 15 min intervals starting upon arrival in the post anesthesia care unit

  4. PIPcmH20 ( Peak inspiratory pressure)

    Time frame: intraoperative

    Respiratory mechanical parameters were measured after intubation at suspine position, after insufflation of pneumoperitoneum , then the standard different positions of the patient ( Anti-Trendelenburg, supine, anti-trendelenburg and suspine position without premoperitoneum at the end of the procedure)

  5. duration of surgery (hr)

    Time frame: intrapostoperative

    from the incision to the last skin suture

  6. The first flatus time (min)

    Time frame: up to 5 days

    the first time that patient flatus postoperative

  7. duration of anesthesia time (min)

    Time frame: intraoperative

    time from anesthesia induction to Extubation

  8. Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)

    Time frame: until first postoperative day

    incidence of PONV

  9. Hospitalization time ( days)

    Time frame: up to 2 weeks

    FROM ADMISSION TO HOSPITAL TO DISCHARGE

  10. cumulative analgetid dose (mg)

    Time frame: until 2 PM the next day of the surgery

    cumulative analgetid dose until 2 PM the next day of the surgery

  11. oxygen saturation (SpO2) %

    Time frame: intraoperative and in Postanesthesia care unit

    measured before induction to general anesthesia, immediately after induction and every 15 min until the end of operation and immediately after awareness.at 15 min intervals starting upon arrival in the post anesthesia care unit

  12. tidal volume (ml)

    Time frame: Intraoperative

    Respiratory mechanical parameters were measured after intubation at suspine position, after insufflation of pneumoperitoneum , then the standard different positions of the patient ( Anti-Trendelenburg, supine, anti-trendelenburg and suspine position without premoperitoneum at the end of the procedure)

  13. Pplat cmH20 ( plateau pressure),

    Time frame: Intraoperative

    Respiratory mechanical parameters were measured after intubation at suspine position, after insufflation of pneumoperitoneum , then the standard different positions of the patient ( Anti-Trendelenburg, supine, anti-trendelenburg and suspine position without premoperitoneum at the end of the procedure)

  14. dynamic compliance ml/cmH20,

    Time frame: Intraoperative

    Respiratory mechanical parameters were measured after intubation at suspine position, after insufflation of pneumoperitoneum , then the standard different positions of the patient ( Anti-Trendelenburg, supine, anti-trendelenburg and suspine position without premoperitoneum at the end of the procedure)

  15. DP cmH20( Driving pressure)

    Time frame: Intraoperative

    Respiratory mechanical parameters were measured after intubation at suspine position, after insufflation of pneumoperitoneum , then the standard different positions of the patient ( Anti-Trendelenburg, supine, anti-trendelenburg and suspine position without premoperitoneum at the end of the procedure)

  16. Resistance cmH20/L/sec

    Time frame: Intraoperative

    Respiratory mechanical parameters were measured after intubation at suspine position, after insufflation of pneumoperitoneum , then the standard different positions of the patient ( Anti-Trendelenburg, supine, anti-trendelenburg and suspine position without premoperitoneum at the end of the procedure)

  17. PEEP cmH20

    Time frame: Intraoperative

    Respiratory mechanical parameters were measured after intubation at suspine position, after insufflation of pneumoperitoneum , then the standard different positions of the patient ( Anti-Trendelenburg, supine, anti-trendelenburg and suspine position without premoperitoneum at the end of the procedure)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Nikolas Drakos, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+306998429336

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital of Patras

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Deep Versus Moderate Neuromuscular Blockade in Bariatric Surgery:

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Aug 14, 2024
Registry last updated
Aug 14, 2024

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