Comparison of Duration of Neuromuscular Block in Geriatric Patients Compared to Young Patients.

Neuromuscular Blockade Clinical Trial

— NMB-old-age  

Official title:

Evaluation of Duration of Curarisation (Surgical Efficacy) and Pharmacokinetics of Neuromuscular Block After a Single Dose of Rocuronium in Geriatric Patients (Age ≥ 80 Years ) Compared to a Younger Population (Age < 50 Years).

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03551652
• Other study ID #: NMB-old-age
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: May 15, 2020
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: November 2020
• Source: Central Hospital, Nancy, France
• Contact: Thomas Fuchs-Buder, MD, PhD
• Phone: +33383154166
• Email: t.fuchs-buder[@]chru-nancy.fr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Elderly people, especially geriatric patients, account for a growing share of patients receiving anesthesia.

In patients over 75 years of age the annual rate of anesthesia represents 16.8 / 100 inhabitants for women and 19.6 / 100 for men. It is a growing population, but also the most fragile population with a mortality amounting to 44.4 / 10000 anesthesia. After 85 years, one out of every two patients is ASA 3 or older.

The first cause of death related to anesthesia today remains respiratory complications, particularly infectious.

This is a major public health issue right now. The studies on the use of curare and particularly rocuronium are old and did not study a population of elderly people (with an average age of 70 years). Several studies show an increase in the duration of neuromuscular blockade in patients older than 70 years irrespective of any renal failure, with sometimes persistent curarizations more than 2h after a single dose. But no study to date has studied the duration of deep-intensity neuromuscular block (TOF).

Description:

Scientific justification Elderly patients, especially geriatric patients, represent an increasing percentage of patients receiving anesthesia. Thus, among the population over 75 years old, the annual rate of anesthesia represents 16.8 / 100 inhabitants. women and 19.6 / 100 in men. This is a growing population, but also the most fragile population with a mortality amounting to 44.4 / 10000 anesthesia. After 85 years, one out of every two anesthetized patients is ASA 3 or higher. The first cause of mortality linked to anesthesia today remains respiratory complications, particularly those of infectious origin. The care of this population presents a major public health challenge. Studies on the use of curare and especially rocuronium are relatively old and did not study a geriatric population, so in the group aged the average age was 70 years.

Several studies show an increase in the duration of neuromuscular blockade in patients over the age of 70, regardless of any renal failure, with extremes of persistent curarization more than 2 h after a single dose. However, no study to date has investigated the duration of deep-tissue neuromuscular blocking (train of four (TOF) <1) required for performing certain surgical procedures, including laparoscopic surgery.

Several studies show that elderly patients have increased sensitivity to residual curarization.

In this context, a study on the kinetics of the curare and in particular rocuronium is necessary in order to evaluate if the "standard" induction dose of 0.6 mg / kg is adapted to this population or if this dose requires an adjustment to reduce the respiratory risks associated with residual curarization.

General description of the research Objectives To compare the duration of curarization induced by rocuronium (0.6 mg / kg of real weight) between young patients (18-50 years old) and old men (> 80 years old).

Evaluation criteria

Primary judgment criterion:

Total curarization time (DCT, defined as the sum of the installation time + deep curarization time + recovery time The installation time (Dinstall) is defined as the time between the injection of rocuronium and the disappearance of the responses to the train of four (TOF = 0).

The deep block duration (Dprof) is defined as the time between the disappearance of the responses to the train of four (TOF = 0) and the reappearance of the first response to a train of four (TOF = 1).

The recovery time (Drécup) will be evaluated for both a T4 / T1 recovery ≥ 0.9 (Drécup0.9) and a T4 / T1 ratio ≥ 1.0 (Drécup1.0). recovery will also be assessed by the ratio of T4/Tref, i.e. the ratio of the 4th response to a TOF stimulation and the mean of the 4 responses to a TOF stimulation before administration of a neuromuscular blocking agent. This ratio is measured by the TofScan (IdMed, Marseille, France).

Research Methodology Patients will be anesthetized, as in clinical routine, with propofol in target controlled infusion anesthesia (TCI) according to the Schnider model at the effect site. Analgesia will be provided either by remifentanil or sufentanil.

Neuromuscular block will be monitored using TofScan (IdMed, Marseille, France), with accelerometry measurement at the adductor pollicis. The TOF-WatchSX will be calibrated in cal 2 mode, as defined by the manufacturer. (12) Neuromuscular blockade will be induced by a single dose of rocuronium 0.6 mg / kg of actual weight. The intensity of the neuromuscular block will be measured by a train of four every 15 s from the curare injection to TOF = 0 (Dinstall): then every minute until TOF = 1 (Dprof); then every minute until T4/T1 ≥ 0.9 (Drécup0.9) and T4/T1 ≥ 1.0 (Drécup1.0). Dinstall, Dprof, Drécup0.9 and Drécup1.0 will be recorded, as well as time to recovery of T4/Tref of 0.9 and 1.0.

Patient selection: inclusion and non-inclusion criteria, recruitment modality

Criteria for inclusion:

• Patient aged 18 to 50 or ≥ 80 years

• Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 35

• Intervention requiring general anesthesia with intubation

Criteria of non-inclusion:

• Rocuronium allergy

• Need for rapid sequence induction

• Clinically apparent hepatocellular insufficiency

• Renal insufficiency requiring dialysis

• ASA> 2 in the group of 18 to 50 years

Materials and techniques used Monitoring of the TofScan (IdMed, Marseille, France) monitor at the level of the adductor pollicis. The electrodes are placed at the ulnar edge of the arm 2 cm apart.12 Registration of the Tref value before administration of rocuronium. Measurement of the neuromuscular block intensity every 15s from the neuromuscular blocking facility to TOF = 0, then measured every minute of the neuromuscular block up to TOF = 1(Dprof) and finally measured every minute until decurarisation spontaneous T4 / T1 ≥ 0.9 (Drécup0.9) and T4 / T1 ≥ 1.0 (Trécup1.0). The time to recovery of T4/Tref to 0.9 and 1.0 ill also be recorded.

Normothermia is maintained (temperature> 36 ° C) by the use of a forced air system (Bair Hugger) with temperature monitoring by oesophageal probe.

Statistics

Number of patients:

To estimate the number of patients to be included in each group, we postulate that the DCT of patients 80 and over is, on average, at least 30% greater than the CSD of patients under 50 years of age.

The mean DCT of the under-50 group is around 60 minutes and a standard deviation of 11 minutes. By setting the alpha risk at 5% and the expected power 80%, it will be necessary to include 14 patients per group, or 28 in total.

Statistical analysis :

Descriptive analysis: calculation of%, means, standard deviations, quartiles and extreme values Principal analysis: the mean DCT will be compared by a matched series average comparison test, then by a linear regression model with adjustment for potential confounders, excluding matching factors.

Secondary analyzes: The secondary endpoints will be compared by a MacNémar test and a Student's t-test on matched series and possibly by conditional logistic and linear regression models to allow an adjustment for potential confounding factors.

Threshold of significance: 5% Software: SAS v9.4

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 28
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients scheduled for surgery with neuromuscular blockade by rocuronium

• Body mass index between 18.5 and 35

• Age 18 - 50 years or age > 80 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known allergy to rocuronium

• rapid sequence induction

• clinical hepatocellular insufficiency

• renal insufficiency requiring dialysis

• ASA class > 2 in the group 18-50 years

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neuromuscular Blockade

Intervention

Drug:
• Pharmacokinetics of rocuronium induced neuromuscular block
Measurement of rocuronium induced neuromuscular block comparing patients aged > 80 years with patients aged 18 to 50 years

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	CHRU de Nancy	Nancy

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Total time of neuromuscular block	Time from rocuronium injection to total recovery of neuromuscular block	4 hours, during surgery
Secondary	Deep neuromuscular block	Time between TOF=0 and TOF=1	4 hours, during surgery
Secondary	Recovery time 0.9	Time between TOF=0 and T4/T1=0.9	4 hours, during surgery
Secondary	Recovery time 1.0	Time between TOF=0 and T4/T1=1.0	4 hours, during surgery
Secondary	Recovery time 0.9 Tref	Time between TOF=0 and T4/Tref=0.9	4 hours, during surgery
Secondary	Recovery time 1.0 Tref	Time between TOF=0 and T4/Tref=1.0	4 hours, during surgery