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Effect of Lithium Carbonate on Postoperative Sleep in Patients Undergoing Videoassisted Thoracic Surgery

Effect of Lithium Carbonate on Postoperative Sleep in Patients Undergoing Videoassisted Thoracic Surgery

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04479566
Enrollment
51
Registered
2020-07-21
Start date
2020-11-06
Completion date
2022-01-31
Last updated
2022-02-04

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Conditions

Sleep Deprivation

Keywords

bispectral index, lithium carbonate

Brief summary

It has been proved that lithium carbonate can prolong slow wave sleep with few or no side-effects. The aim of the present study is to evaluate postoperative sleep quality of patients undergoing video assisted thoracic surgery taken 250mg lithium carbonate 6 hours after surgery.

Detailed description

This study is a prospective, randomized, controlled (randomized, parallel group, concealed allocation), double-blinded trial. All patients undergoing video assisted thoracic surgery during morning will be randomized 1:1 to the treatment intervention with lithium carbonate 250mg (Baoqing, Hunan, China) or calcium carbonate 500mg (Reneed, Beijing, China) 6 hours after surgery. The objective of the trial is to evaluate the lithium carbonate 250mg on the first postoperative night sleep quality. The patients received standardized general anesthesia supplemented by paravertebral nerve block. The ultrasound-guided approach for paravertebral nerve block was used with the patient in the lateral decubitus position, and the paravertebral nerve block was administered at the T4-T6 level according to the incision protocol at our center. General anesthesia for maintenance of propofol anesthesia, total intravenous anesthesia was administered by using propofol (Fresenius Kabi, Austria GmbH) at a plasma target concentration (Marsh pharmacokinetic model software) of 2.5-4 μg/ml. Remifentanil (0.2-0.5 μg/kg/min, Renfu, Yichang, China) was given to all patients during the operation. All patients accepted patient-controlled intravenous analgesia with 1 μg ml-1 sufentanil (Renfu, Yichang, China). Duration of sleep was defined as the duration of all bispectral index data below 80 in the 12 hours of monitoring (from 20:00pm to 06:00am).

Interventions

DRUGLithium Carbonate 250 MG

Patients undergoing video assisted thoracic surgery during the morning will take 250mg lithium carbonate 6 hours after surgery.

Patients undergoing video assisted thoracic surgery during the morning will take calcium carbonate 500mg 6 hours after surgery.

Sponsors

China Medical University, China
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* • 1. ethnic Chinese; * • 2. age, 18 to 75 years old; * • 3. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II; * • 4. required VATS for lung surgery and one lung ventilation

Exclusion criteria

* Cognitive difficulties * • Partial or complete gastrectomy * • Previous esophageal surgery * • Previous treated by radiotherapy or surgery * • Inability to conform to the study's requirements * • body mass index exceeding 30 kg/m2 * • Deprivation of a right to decide by an administrative or juridical entity * • Ongoing participation or participation in another study \<1 month ago * • preoperative Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index global scores higher than 6 * • recent (\< 3 months prior) use of antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics, symbiotics, hormonal medication, laxatives, proton pump inhibitors, insulin sensitizers or traditional Chinese medicine

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
sleep qualityfirst postoperative nightThe primary objective is to compare postoperative sleep quality, as measured using a bispectral index-Vista monitor during the first night after surgery

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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