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Lidocaine on Early Cognitive Dysfunction in Shoulder Arthroscopy

Neuroprotective Effects of Lidocaine on Early Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Shoulder Arthroscopy With Beach Chair Position: a Randomized Trial

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04634656
Enrollment
80
Registered
2020-11-18
Start date
2021-01-07
Completion date
2021-11-10
Last updated
2021-01-08

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Conditions

Cognitive Dysfunction, Postoperative

Brief summary

The beach chair position (BCP) combined with deliberate hypotension impair cerebral perfusion pressure and oxygenation during arthroscopic shoulder surgeries and produce cerebral ischemia.

Detailed description

Arthroscopic diagnosis and treatment of shoulder disorders have replaced open procedure as the primary treatment method. The beach chair (BCP) and lateral decubitus (LDP) positions are both considered as reliable techniques for performing effective arthroscopic shoulder surgeries. The usage of BCP for shoulder arthroscopic operations started from early 1980s. The advantages of BCP include lack of brachial plexus strain, good intra-articular visualization, with the ease of conversion to an open approach if required. The BCP combined with deliberate hypotension has been used to decrease intraoperative blood loss and allow a relatively blood-free surgical field. However, this combination has the risk to impair cerebral perfusion pressure and oxygenation during surgery and produce cerebral ischemia. Lidocaine, a commonly used local anesthetic and class IB antiarrhythmic drug, that readily crosses the blood - brain barrier. Evans et al. initially reported cerebral protection of lidocaine in a feline model of cerebral arterial gas embolism. Later on, the effects of lidocaine on perioperative neuroprotection were detected. However, the mechanisms underlying lidocaine treatment-induced neuroprotection remain incompletely understood. Lidocaine may provide cerebral protection through many mechanisms, including decreasing the cerebral metabolic rate, decelerating the ischemic transmembrane ion shift, and reducing the ischemic excitotoxin release.

Interventions

DRUGLidocaine

Patients will receive lidocaine in a loading dose of 1 mg/ kg diluted in 10 ml of normal saline that will be infused over 5 minutes after induction of anesthesia then followed by a continuous infusion at 1.5 mg/ kg/ h diluted in normal saline to a volume of 50 ml until the end of surgery

DRUGNormal saline

Patients will receive normal saline after induction of anesthesia with the same volume and rate changes as lidocaine group until the end of surgery

Sponsors

Assiut University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery under general anesthesia in beach chair position (BCP), * Age 20 to 65 years old.

Exclusion criteria

* Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score \< 23 before surgery * History of neurological disease (such as previous episodes of cerebral ischemia or stroke). * History of psychological disorder * Suspected history of adverse reactions to lidocaine * Drug or alcohol abuse * History of diabetes mellitus, sever hypertension, severe anemia, hepatic or renal dysfunction * Unwillingness to comply with protocol.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Postoperative cognitive function3 days after surgeryAssessed using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) test

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactSeham M Moeen, MD
seham.moeen@yahoo.com01006386324

Outcome results

None listed

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