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The Application of Target Controlled Infusion of Etomidate Combined With Propofol in the Maintenance of Anesthesia During Brain Surgeries

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02174120
Enrollment
120
Registered
2014-06-25
Start date
2014-10-31
Completion date
2015-09-30
Last updated
2014-06-25

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

Conditions

General Anesthesia, Target Controlled Infusion

Brief summary

To explore the application of target controlled infusion of etomidate combined with propofol in the maintenance of anesthesia during brain surgeries.

Interventions

DRUGpropofol
DRUGetomidate

Sponsors

Henan Provincial People's Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Aged between 60 and 80 years Brain surgeries Body weight is between 45 to 75 kg and body mass index is no more than 30 kg/m2 American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Physical Status: Ⅰ or Ⅱ Expected operation duration is between 3 and 5 h Signed informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

* Serious cardiac, cerebral(acute stroke, uncontrolled seizure, sever dementia), liver, kidney, lung, endocrine disease or sepsis History of general anesthesia within 24 h before the operation Long use of hormone or history of adrenal suppression Hyperlipidaemia Long use of psychotropic substances Systolic pressure is still under 90 mm Hg after twice given of vasopressor agent Suspected abuse of narcotic analgesia Patients need to use neuromuscular blocking drugs (except intubation) Allergy to trial drug or other contraindication Pregnant or breast-feeding women Attendance of other trial past 30 days

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Heart rateBaseline to the end of the operation, expected to be about 6 hHeart rate should be recorded before induction, 1 min, 5 min, 20 min after intubation, at the time of skin incision, skull drilling, incision of dura matter, during intracranial operation, suture of dura matter and skin.
Blood pressureBaseline to the end of the operation, expected to be about 6 hBlood pressure should be recorded before induction, 1 min, 5 min, 20 min after intubation, at the time of skin incision, skull drilling, incision of dura matter, during intracranial operation, suture of dura matter and skin.
Concentration of cortisolfrom baseline to the end of the operation, expected to be about 6 hConcentration of cortisol should be recorded before induction, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h after intubation, and immediately when the operation is over.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Intraoperative awarenessFrom the beginning of induction to the end of the operation, expected to be about 6 h
Expense of anestheticsFrom the beginning of induction to the end of the operation, expected to be about 6 h
Severity of agitationWithin 24 h after the operation
Use of vasoactive agentfrom the beginning of induction to the end of the operation, expected to be about 6 hThe name and dose of the vasoactive agents used from the beginning of induction to the end of operation.
The time from stop of remifentanil to awakeThe time from stop of remifentanil to awake, expected to no more than 15 min
Allergic reactionFrom beginning of induction to 24 h after the operation
Postoperative nausea and vomitingWithin 24 h after the operation
Dose of etomidate and propofolFrom the beginning of induction to the end of the operation, expected to be about 6 h

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026