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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00764855
Other study ID # 2008/250
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received October 1, 2008
Last updated May 4, 2012
Start date October 2008
Est. completion date August 2011

Study information

Verified date May 2012
Source University Hospital, Ghent
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Belgium: Institutional Review Board
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Sleeping medication and analgesia are standard administered during anesthesia. Sleeping medication, Propofol (Diprivan, AstraZeneca), and analgesia, Remifentanil (GlaxoSmithKline), are most frequently used In the University Hospital Ghent.

The clinical effect of administration of pharmaca can be measured in the changes of heartbeat, blood pressure, respiration and the changes of brain activity by registering EEG. These measurements are performed standard, to secure the safety of the patient.

The heartbeat and the EEG will be measured by non invasive adhesive electrodes on the skin of the patient.

The blood pressure will be measured by non invasive blood pressure cuff around the arm and the respiration parameters will be measured by non invasive spirometry, which are all standard available on a anesthesia device.

Most of the pharmaca are administered by a fixed dosage schedule based on the patient's weight.

A more individualized administration of this pharmaca could lead to a better anesthesia quality.

Since considerable time, we know that a computer-controlled administration of these products by automatic coupling between the measured effects and the "spuit"pump to administer the product, could lead to a better administration, optimalisation of the administered dose, because the patients individual effect of the administration can be taken in consideration. This device is called the "closed-loop system". The department of Anesthesia has already proofed the utility of the device for automatic administration of Propofol and opiates in small specific patient groups.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 180
Est. completion date August 2011
Est. primary completion date August 2011
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients undergoing a surgery with general anesthesia

- Between 18 and 65 years of age

- Patient signed an informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients that did not signed an informed consent

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
Automatic administration of propofol and opiates during routine clinical practice
The clinical effect of administration of pharmaca can be measured in the changes of heartbeat, blood pressure, respiration and the changes of brain activity by registering EEG. These measurements are performed standard, to secure the safety of the patient. The heartbeat and the EEG will be measured by non invasive adhesive electrodes on the skin of the patient. The blood pressure will be measured by non invasive blood pressure cuff around the arm and the respiration parameters will be measured by non invasive spirometry, which are all standard available on a anesthesia device.

Locations

Country Name City State
Belgium University Hospital Ghent Ghent

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University Hospital, Ghent

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary To analyse and to validate the "closed-loop system" of the optimal function of this system for automatic administration of propofol and opiates during routine clinical practice End of study No