Comparison of AQUAVAN® Injection to DISOPRIVAN® Injectable Emulsion for Anesthesia During Coronary Artery Surgery

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Clinical Trial

Official title: Phase 2, Randomized Study of AQUAVAN® Injection In Elective Coronary Artery Surgery With Comparison to DISOPRIVAN® Injectable Emulsion

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This is an exploratory clinical trial designed to examine the efficacy, safety and tolerability of fospropofol (AQUAVAN) Injection compared to propofol (DISOPRIVAN) Injectable Emulsion when used to preoperatively sedate, induce, and maintain general anesthesia and to postoperatively sedate patients undergoing elective coronary artery surgery.

Clinical Trial Description

This Phase 2, open-label, single-center, randomized clinical trial was designed to examine the efficacy and tolerability of AQUAVAN® Injection (hereafter, referred to as AQUAVAN) when used to preoperatively sedate, induce, and maintain general anesthesia and to postoperatively sedate patients undergoing elective coronary artery surgery. Eligible patients were randomized to either AQUAVAN or DISOPRIVAN® Injectable Emulsion (hereafter, referred to as DISOPRIVAN) following screening and prior to their arrival in the surgical suite.

On the day of surgery, after the administration a 0.5 mg/kg bolus dose of lignocaine, preoperative sedation began using the target-controlled infusion (TCI) system to target desired sedation plasma concentrations of either AQUAVAN or DISOPRIVAN, depending on the randomization schedule.

The Bispectral (BIS) Index was used to guide study drug administration; target BIS ranges were 60 to 80 for sedation and 40 to 60 for the maintenance of anesthesia. Adequate sedative/hypnotic effect during surgical anesthesia was characterized by the portion of time within the target BIS Index range versus total surgical time. Following this, during postsurgical sedation, inadequate sedative/hypnotic effect was characterized by the number, duration, and magnitude of BIS scores outside of the target range versus total postsurgical sedation time. During postsurgical sedation, the Modified Ramsey Scale was used as an additional clinical tool to evaluate the state of sedation, with an attempt to maintain the score between 3 and 5.

The overall quality of induction, maintenance and ease of control of anesthesia, and quality of sedation before and during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), were each graded by the anesthesiologist.

Continuous monitoring of blood pressure and heart rate were used to assess the hemodynamic effect of study drug. Hypertension and hypotension were defined as excursions of >/= 20% from the baseline value. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Coronary Disease
• Ischemic Coronary Artery Disease
• Myocardial Ischemia

• NCT number: NCT00209521
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Eisai Inc.
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: June 2002
• Completion date: July 2003