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Effect General and Regional Anesthesia on Glycocalyx

Effect General and Regional Anesthesia on Glycocalyx

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02783443
Enrollment
60
Registered
2016-05-26
Start date
2016-06-30
Completion date
2017-10-31
Last updated
2019-11-27

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Conditions

Anesthesia, Glycocalyx, Perfused Boundary Region

Keywords

Anesthesia, glycocalyx, perfused boundary region

Brief summary

Observational study evaluating effect general or regional anaesthesia on glycocalyx by using perfused Boundary Region in sublingual microcirculation.

Detailed description

Study II: Effect general and regional anaesthesia on GCX Hypothesis to be tested: Regional anaesthesia affects GCX less than general anaesthesia. The aim of the study: Comparison of two anaesthesia techniques with respect to GCX. Type of the study: Observational. Subjects: Adult patients ASA 2-3 undergoing elective total knee replacement surgery under general or regional anaesthesia. Sample size calculation (based on expected difference in PRB, alpha error I = 0,05 and study power = 0,99) = 52 patients. Investigators plan to enroll of 60 consecutive patients to reach 30 patients with each type of anaesthesia. Intervention: none. Data to be recorded and analysed: Demographics, ASA, physiologic functions (during surgery and 24 hours after surgery), fluids given, sublingual microcirculation by SDF imaging will be recorded at time points: before anaesthesia, 24 hours after anaesthesia, clinical outcome indicators, microcirculatory data and Perfused Boundary Region.

Interventions

OTHERGeneral anesthesia

General anesthesia

OTHERRegional anesthesia

Regional anesthesia

Sponsors

University Hospital Hradec Kralove
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients ASA 2-3 undergoing elective total knee replacement surgery

Exclusion criteria

None

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Perfused Boundary Region (PBR)Change from baseline PBR at 24 hours after surgeryPBR is an indirect measure of glycocalyx thickness

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
General Anesthesia
Adult patients ASA 2-3 undergoing elective total knee replacement surgery under general anaesthesia. General anesthesia: General anesthesia
30
Regional Anesthesia
Adult patients ASA 2-3 undergoing elective total knee replacement surgery under regional anaesthesia. Regional anesthesia: Regional anesthesia
30
Total60

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicGeneral AnesthesiaRegional AnesthesiaTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
10 Participants10 Participants20 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
20 Participants20 Participants40 Participants
Age, Continuous66 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7
67 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9
66 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8
Baseline PBR2.02 micrometer
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.26
1.95 micrometer
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.24
1.99 micrometer
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.25
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
30 Participants30 Participants60 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Czechia
30 participants30 participants60 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
16 Participants14 Participants30 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
14 Participants16 Participants30 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 300 / 30
other
Total, other adverse events
12 / 301 / 30
serious
Total, serious adverse events
12 / 301 / 30

Outcome results

Primary

Change in Perfused Boundary Region (PBR)

PBR is an indirect measure of glycocalyx thickness

Time frame: Change from baseline PBR at 24 hours after surgery

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
General AnesthesiaChange in Perfused Boundary Region (PBR)2.20 micrometerStandard Deviation 0.25
Regional AnesthesiaChange in Perfused Boundary Region (PBR)2.09 micrometerStandard Deviation 0.19

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