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Study of Recovery of Strength After Surgery Comparing Two Different Medications for Reversal of Muscle Relaxant

Randomized Controlled Assessor Blinded Clinical Trial of Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine /Glycopyrrolate for Reversal of Rocuronium Induced Neuromuscular Blockade: Time to Discharge From Post Anesthesia Care Unit and Patient Satisfaction With Recovery

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03116997
Enrollment
201
Registered
2017-04-17
Start date
2017-04-07
Completion date
2022-03-03
Last updated
2025-05-18

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Conditions

Surgery

Keywords

neuromuscular blockade, sugammadex, SUG, neostigmine, NEO/GLYCO, 17-207

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two different medications (neostigmine/glycopyrrolate and sugammadex) to see if one drug improves patient comfort regarding the return of muscle strength after surgery.

Interventions

DRUGNeostigmine+glycopyrrolate

At the conclusion of surgery neuromuscular blockade reversed with neostigmine/glycopyrrolate

DRUGSugammadex

At the conclusion of surgery neuromuscular blockade reversed with sugammadex

Sponsors

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Adult patients age 18 years of age or greater who are capable of giving consent * Undergoing surgical procedures of expected length 6 \</= hours requiring NMB

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy * History of documented anaphylaxis or contraindication to any of the study medications * Active coronary disease with a positive cardiac stress test * History of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) defined as an FEV1 \< 50% of predicted * Serum Creatinine \>/= 2.0 mg/dL * Severe hepatic dysfunction accompanied by coagulopathy * Definition: * Known liver Disease AND * INR \> 1.5 (except for patients on anticoagulants) AND * Platelet count \<100,00/ul without other obvious cause * Chronic sustained release opioid for \> 2 weeks duration pre op (in the 30 days prior to surgery) * Use of toremifene * Significant cognitive impairment or documented psychologic impairment * Myasthenia gravis or other neuromuscular disease * Patients who are not eligible for standard anesthetic induction, eg, those needing rapid sequence induction or awake fiberoptic bronchial intubation. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Status \> 3

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Measure Participants' Recovery Time Post-Surgery1 dayDetermine whether SUG, as compared to NEO decreases time for patients to be ready for discharge from the PACU post-surgery.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Neuromuscular Blockade Reversed With Neostigmine/Gly
Neostigmine+glycopyrrolate: At the conclusion of surgery neuromuscular blockade reversed with neostigmine/glycopyrrolate
100
Neuromuscular Blockade Reversed With Sugammadex
Sugammadex: At the conclusion of surgery neuromuscular blockade reversed with sugammadex
101
Total201

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalNeuromuscular Blockade Reversed With Neostigmine/GlyNeuromuscular Blockade Reversed With Sugammadex
Age, Continuous55 years55 years54 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
13 Participants6 Participants7 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
188 Participants94 Participants94 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
8 Participants1 Participants7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
20 Participants9 Participants11 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
14 Participants4 Participants10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
159 Participants86 Participants73 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
201 Participants100 Participants101 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
131 Participants62 Participants69 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
70 Participants38 Participants32 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
14 / 10016 / 101
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 1000 / 101
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 1002 / 101

Outcome results

Primary

Measure Participants' Recovery Time Post-Surgery

Determine whether SUG, as compared to NEO decreases time for patients to be ready for discharge from the PACU post-surgery.

Time frame: 1 day

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Neuromuscular Blockade Reversed With Neostigmine/GlyMeasure Participants' Recovery Time Post-Surgery3.59 hours
Neuromuscular Blockade Reversed With SugammadexMeasure Participants' Recovery Time Post-Surgery3.62 hours

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