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NCT number NCT05891145
Other study ID # 2023-YKL01-16
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date February 1, 2023
Est. completion date December 2026

Study information

Verified date May 2023
Source Yangzhou University
Contact Xiaojun He, MD, Ph.D.
Phone +86-13524954567
Email xhe34baltimore@163.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac severe arrhythmia globally and is associated with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity, with a loss of 6.0 million disability-adjusted life-years worldwide in 2017, conferring 0.24% of total disability-adjusted life-years globally. Due to the absence of knowledge of AF pathogenesis, currently, available therapies do not prevent AF onset or progression in 85% of patients. Despite the identification of novel druggable targets that are involved in the pathogenesis of AF, the translation of these findings to clinical drug studies is limited. Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common type of secondary AF. The incidence of POAF after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is approximately 30%. About 16% of patients developed POAF in cardiac surgery even with the international guideline recommended perioperative beta-blocker intervention. Remimazolam is a newly approved benzodiazepine sedative indicated for the induction and maintenance of procedural sedation in adults, with significantly reduced sedation and recovery time. It was also found to be with an anti-inflammatory effect and therefore might have an impact on POAF since AF is closely related to the inflammatory response of myocardial tissue and inflammatory factors such as TNF-α. So, the RePAF trial intends to explore whether remimazolam application in induction and maintenance for general anesthesia during cardiac surgery can reduce the incidence of POAF in patients with CABG, and the effect on the postoperative plasma levels of inflammatory factors and stress factors.


Description:

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) presented a 30% incidence in cardiac surgery and 16% even under beta-blocker treatment, leading to serious complications. Inflammation is a key mechanism that promotes POAF. Remimazolam is a newly approved benzodiazepine sedative with anti-inflammatory effects. However, the impact of remimazolam on POAF remains unknown. To explore whether or not remimazolam can reduce the POAF in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients, a first open-phase trial in which 50 patients (randomized 1:1 to Remimazolam and control groups) will be enrolled as a pilot study to obtain parameters for sample size calculation. A double-blind randomized controlled trial will be then conducted to explore remimazolam's effect on POAF and inflammatory factors' blood levels in patients that receive selective CABG. The blood level of inflammatory factors, stress factors (epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin-releasing hormone), myocardial injury markers, and hemodynamic parameters will also be assessed. This 2-phase clinical trial will provide novel evidence for the newly approved sedative drug, remimazolam, and with detailed data for inflammatory and myocardial injury endpoints.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 50
Est. completion date December 2026
Est. primary completion date December 2026
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 50 Years to 70 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - 50-70 years old; - BMI 18-28 kg/m2; - Selective CABG surgery will be performed at the Yangzhou Institute Heart and Great Vessels, the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China. - Patients agree to participate in this study and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: - Emergency surgery; - with any other type of cardiac surgery; - pre-operative supraventricular arrhythmia; - with moderate or severe valve disease before surgery; - with a history of chemotherapy or radiotherapy; - with a history of thoracic or cardiovascular surgery; - diuretics usage before the surgery.

Study Design


Intervention

Drug:
Remimazolam
Remimazolam is dispensed at 2 mg/ml by the designated researchers who are not involved in enrollment, anesthesia administration, and postoperative follow-up.
midazolam
Midazolam is dispensed at 1 mg/ml by the designated researchers who are not involved in enrollment, anesthesia administration, and postoperative follow-up.

Locations

Country Name City State
China The Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University. Yangzhou Jiangsu

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Yangzhou University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Myocardial injury markers Myocardial injury markers (cTnT, cTnI, CK-MB) 7 days after the operation.
Other Arterial blood pressure (BP) Hemodynamic parameters 7 days after the operation.
Other Cardiac index (CI) Hemodynamic parameters 7 days after the operation.
Other systemic vascular resistance (SVR) Hemodynamic parameters 7 days after the operation.
Other stroke volume variation (SVV) Hemodynamic parameters 7 days after the operation.
Primary postoperative Atrial Fibrillation (POAF) POAF is defined as postoperative new-onset Atrial Fibrillation (AF) lasting more than the 30 s or hemodynamic instability requiring treatment. AF is defined as 1) irregular R-R interval (in the presence of AV conduction), 2) P-wave disappearance, and 3) irregular atrial activity according to the AHA guidelines. 7 days after the operation.
Secondary Inflammatory factors Blood level of TNF-a 1) immediately after the operation, 2) 24 hours after the operation.
Secondary Stress factors Blood level of epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone, corticotropin-releasing hormone. 1) immediately after the operation, 2) 24 hours after the operation.
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