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NCT number NCT04789733
Other study ID # The GUARDIAN pilot trial
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date April 27, 2021
Est. completion date June 1, 2024

Study information

Verified date October 2023
Source The Cleveland Clinic
Contact Roberta Johnson
Phone 216-444-9950
Email johnsor13@ccf.org
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The treatments will be: 1) norepinephrine or phenylephrine infusion to maintain intraoperative MAP ≥85 mmHg, delayed resumption of chronic antihypertensive medications, and a target ward MAP ≥80 mmHg (tight pressure management); or, 2) routine intraoperative blood pressure management and prompt resumption of chronic antihypertensive medications (routine pressure management).


Description:

Consenting patients who take either angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), or calcium channel blockers will be asked not to take the medications on the morning of surgery, and instead bring them with them to the hospital. Qualifying patients will be randomized 1:1, with random-sized blocks. Randomization will be implemented by clinicians in collaboration with research personnel. Arterial catheter transducers will be positioned at the level of the right atrium, and adjusted as necessary if patient position is changed. The treatments will be: 1) norepinephrine or phenylephrine infusion to maintain intraoperative MAP ≥85 mmHg, delayed resumption of chronic antihypertensive medications, and a target ward MAP ≥80 mmHg (tight pressure management); or, 2) routine intraoperative blood pressure management and prompt resumption of chronic antihypertensive medications (routine pressure management). Tight pressure management: In patients assigned to tight pressure management, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers will not be given the morning of surgery. Other chronic antihypertensives will only be given as necessary to treat hypertension. Clinicians will be encouraged to insert the required arterial catheter before anesthetic induction because much hypotension occurs shortly after anesthetic induction. A norepinephrine or phenylephrine infusion (in the preferred local concentration) will be prepared, connected to an intravenous catheter, and activated at a low rate. Norepinephrine can be safely given through a central catheter or peripherally. General anesthesia will be induced with propofol or etomidate which will be given in repeated small boluses or target-controlled infusion in an effort to keep mean arterial pressure ≥85 mmHg. Clinicians will be encouraged to use etomidate when rapid-sequence inductions are required. Simultaneously, the vasopressor infusion will be adjusted with the same goal. Anesthetic dose, fluid administration, and vasopressor administration will be adjusted with the goal of maintaining the individual designated baseline mean arterial pressure. Invasive or non-invasive advanced hemodynamic monitoring is not required, but should be used when practical. Clinicians should use available information to optimize vascular volume, afterload, and inotropy. Resumption of chronic anti-hypertensive medications will be delayed until the third postoperative day unless deemed necessary to treat hypertension or for some other clear indication (e.g., preventing atrial fibrillation in a chronic beta-blocker user) because >90% of MINS occurs within 48 hours after surgery. When necessary to treat hypertension, chronic antihypertensive or new medications can be used per clinician preference. Clinicians will make what efforts they can to maintain postoperative mean arterial pressures ≥80 mmHg during the initial three postoperative days by maintaining adequate hydration, using inotropic and chronotropic drugs, and vasopressor as necessary. This protocol specifies the blood pressure target but leaves implementation to clinical judgement. Routine pressure management: In patients assigned to routine pressure management, ACEIs, ARBs, and/or calcium channel blockers can be given the morning of surgery if deemed appropriate by the attending anesthesiologist. The arterial catheter will be inserted before or after induction of anesthesia per clinician preference. General anesthesia will be induced and maintained per routine. Blood pressure will not be deliberately reduced, but per routine clinicians will presumably not intervene until MAP is <65 mmHg. As usual, chronic anti-hypertensive medications will be restarted shortly after surgery unless contraindicated by hypotension. In both groups, other aspects of anesthetic management will be at the discretion of the responsible anesthesiologist, including the types and volumes of various fluids. Volatile or intravenous anesthesia is permitted. There will be no limitation on ancillary vasoactive, chronotropic, and inotropic drugs. Clinicians will be free to use advanced hemodynamic monitoring (e.g., pulse-wave analysis, esophageal Doppler, etc.). Blood products will be given per routine. Similarly, postoperative analgesic management will be per routine and clinician preference. Neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks are permitted, but epidural catheters should not be activated until surgery is nearly finished. Because patients must be fairly sick to qualify for GUARDIAN, some will go to directly from surgery to critical care units, or much less often, become unstable and require transfer from a routine ward to an ICU. In either case, every effort will be to maintain randomized treatments and blood pressure targets. In all cases, good judgement will predominate. Clinicians should always act in their patients' best interests, irrespective of the GUARDIAN protocol


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 80
Est. completion date June 1, 2024
Est. primary completion date May 1, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 45 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - =45 years old - Scheduled for major noncardiac surgery expected to last at least 2 hours; - Having general endotracheal, neuraxial anesthesia, or the combination; - Expected to require at least overnight hospitalization; - Are designated ASA physical status 2-4 (ranging from mild systemic disease through severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life); - Chronically taking at least one anti-hypertensive medication; - Expected to have direct blood pressure monitoring with an arterial catheter; - Cared for by clinicians willing to follow the GUARDIAN protocol; - Subject to at least one of the following risk factors: - History of peripheral arterial surgery; - History of coronary artery disease; - History of stroke or transient ischemic attack; - Serum creatinine >175 µmol/L (>2.0 mg/dl); - Diabetes requiring medication; - Current smoking or 15 pack-year history of smoking tobacco; - Scheduled for major vascular surgery; - Body mass index =35 kg/m2; - Preoperative high-sensitivity troponin T >14 ng/L or troponin I equivalent; - B-type natriuretic protein (BNP) >80 ng/L or N-terminal B-type natriuretic protein (NT-ProBNP) >100 ng/L Exclusion Criteria: - Are scheduled for carotid artery surgery; - Are scheduled for intracranial surgery; - Are scheduled for partial or complete nephrectomy; - Are scheduled for pheochromocytoma surgery; - Are scheduled for liver transplantation; - Require preoperative intravenous vasoactive medications; - Have a condition that precludes routine or tight blood pressure management such as surgeon request for relative hypotension; - Require beach-chair positioning; - Have end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <30 ml/min; - Have a documented history of dementia; - Have language, vision, or hearing impairments that may compromise cognitive assessments; - Have contraindications to norepinephrine or phenylephrine per clinician judgement; - Have previously participated in this trial.

Study Design


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Intervention

Other:
Tight pressure management
Norepinephrine or phenylephrine infusion to maintain intraoperative MAP =85 mmHg, delayed resumption of chronic antihypertensive medications, and a target ward MAP =80 mmHg (tight pressure management)
Routine pressure management
Routine intraoperative blood pressure management and immediate restart of antihypertensive medications.

Locations

Country Name City State
China China Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University Changchun Jilin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
The Cleveland Clinic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Perfusion-related complications A composite of serious perfusion-related complications: myocardial injury, stroke, non-fatal cardiac arrest, Stage 2-3 acute kidney injury, deep or organ-space infection, sepsis, and death. 30 days
Other Delirium Postoperative delirium assessed with 3D CAM ICU twice daily. Initial 4 postoperative days
Primary Intraoperative blood pressure management The fraction of time when intraoperative MAP is <65 mmHg and =85 mmHg during surgery. Intraoperative
Primary Postoperative blood pressure management Time to restarting routine antihypertensive medications. First 3 postoperative days
Secondary Intraoperative pressure Time-weighted mean-arterial pressure Intraoperative
Secondary Postoperative pressure Time-weighted systolic pressure Initial 3 postoperative days
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