Effect of thoracic epidural anesthesia on QT dispersion

Effect of thoracic epidural anesthesia on QT dispersion - Thoracic epidural anesthesia on QT dispersion

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000029180

Enrollment

Registered

2017-09-19

Start date

2017-09-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patients with ASA physical status I or II aged 20-65 years who were scheduled to undergo thoracic surgery are studied.

Interventions

After insertion of thoracic epidural catheter, patients take a rest for 5 minutes. Before injection, we record 12-leads ECGs. One minute after catheter injection of 7ml mepivacaine, we record ECGs eve

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with ASA physical status I or II aged 20-65 years who were scheduled to undergo thoracic surgery were studied. QT and QTc interval must be less than 440msec.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: All patients with dysrhythmia, anticoagulants were excluded. Patients who can not hold a position for edidural injection are also excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Ten minutes after injection of epidural anesthetics, QT and QT dispersion (QTD) in 12-lead electrocardiogram are recorded every minute.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToshifumi Takasusuki

Dokkyo Medical University Department of Anesthesiology

takasusu@dokkyomed.ac.jp0282-86-1111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026