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NCT Number: NCT00221260

Perioperative Epidural Trial (POET) Pilot Study

To investigate if the use of perioperative neuraxial blockade reduces post-operative mortality and cardiorespiratory events compared to intraoperative general anesthesia AND postoperative IV narcotic analgesia. This is a feasibility study to determine if recruitment and execution of the protocol could be done in a timely manner in a much larger trial

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Key information

Conditions

Post Operative Pain Control Agnosia Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Perceptual Disorders Signs and Symptoms

Age range

45 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Vancouver General Hospital, Clinical Health Research Unit

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1L8, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Subjects at high risk of cardio-respiratory complications post operatively.

Exclusion criteria

Contraindication to epidural anesthesia

Treatment and study plan

Anesthesia

Procedure

Intraoperative general anesthesia AND postoperative IV narcotic analgesia.

Primary outcomes

  1. Combined mortality, MI, cardiac arrest, post operative pneumonia , and respiratory failure

Secondary outcomes

  1. DVT, pulmonary embolism, TIA, CVA, CHF, clinically significant bradycardia/hypotension

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of British Columbia

Other

Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Sep 22, 2005
Registry last updated
Sep 25, 2008

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