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Venous Oxygen Saturation During ECMO Support

Comprehensive and Comparative Analysis of Venous Oxygen Saturation During ECMO Support: a Pilot Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04934566
Acronym
ECMOxygen
Enrollment
48
Registered
2021-06-22
Start date
2021-08-05
Completion date
2025-03-06
Last updated
2026-04-22

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

Conditions

Cardiogenic Shock

Keywords

Refractory cardiogenic shock, Extracorporeal life support, venous oxygen saturation, physiology

Brief summary

Extracorporeal veno-arterial membrane oxygenation" (ECMO-VA), are used to manage refractory cardiogenic shocks by replacing the failed "heart-lung" block. The Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation guidelines considers that the effectiveness of these techniques must be evaluated on the adequacy of tissue perfusion biomarker, of which is O2 saturation of venous blood found in the pulmonary artery using a Swan-Ganz catheter (SVO2) or in the superior vena cava/right atrium using a central venous catheter (ScVO2). During ECMO support, it can be also measured directly in the venous ECMO cannula (SmVO2). However, due to the difference in tips locations of the venous cannula of ECMO-VA, the central venous catheter and the Swan-Ganz catheter, and rheological issues, the SmVO2, SVO2 and ScVO2 values obtained may be different. Further we hypothesised that the level of admission flow may also affect the correlation between these different variables. The aim of this experimental study is to investigate the concordance of the saturation of venous blood collected from these 3 measurement sites. The primary objectives is to compare the concordance of ScVO2 and the SmVO2, the two more easily and systematically available variables The secondary objectives were : 1. to evaluate the concordance of the 3 variables describing oxygen saturation 2. to analyse the primary objectives during prespecified and calibrated flow changes 3. analyse the association between these 3 variables with prognosis variables (Perfusion index, lactatemia, CO2 veno-arterial differences, SOFA score, SAPS II, successful weaning from the ECMO) 4. analyse in an ancilary study the concordance between SmVO2 measured using blood sample and the value obtained using a continuous monitoring of SVO2 through the circuit.

Detailed description

Extracorporeal veno-arterial membrane oxygenation" (ECMO-VA), are used to manage refractory cardiogenic shocks by replacing the failed "heart-lung" block. The Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation guidelines considers that the effectiveness of these techniques must be evaluated on the adequacy of tissue perfusion biomarker, of which is O2 saturation of venous blood found in the pulmonary artery using a Swan-Ganz catheter (SVO2) or in the superior vena cava/right atrium using a central venous catheter (ScVO2). During ECMO support, it can be also measured directly in the venous ECMO cannula (SmVO2). However, due to the difference in tips locations of the venous cannula of ECMO-VA, the central venous catheter and the Swan-Ganz catheter, and rheological issues, the SmVO2, SVO2 and ScVO2 values obtained may be different. Further we hypothesised that the level of admission flow may also affect the correlation between these different variables. The aim of this experimental study is to investigate the concordance of the saturation of venous blood collected from these 3 measurement sites. The primary objectives is to compare the concordance of ScVO2 and the SmVO2, the two more easily and systematically available variables The secondary objectives were : 1. to evaluate the concordance of the 3 variables describing oxygen saturation 2. to analyse the primary objectives during prespecified and calibrated flow changes 3. analyse the association between these 3 variables with prognosis variables (Perfusion index, lactatemia, CO2 veno-arterial differences, SOFA score, SAPS II, successful weaning from the ECMO) 4. analyse in an ancilary study the concordance between SmVO2 measured using blood sample and the value obtained using a continuous monitoring of SVO2 through the circuit.

Interventions

OTHERECMO flow

Dynamic changes in ECMO flow and SvO2 measurement at the 3 different sites.

Sponsors

University Hospital, Lille
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Weight \>50 kg * Veno-arterial ECMO with impending removal (for recovery, heart transplantation or LVAD/BIVAD implantation or support futility) * Venous catheter tip positioned in the superior vena cava or right heart * Arterial line for blood pressure monitoring * Given informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy * Absence of arterial line or central venous catheter * Hemodynamic instability under ECMO support * Malposition of ECMO venous canula

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) between SECMOO2, and ScVO2 in the initial assist condition of 2-3 L/min (after 30 minutes of stability)after 30 minutes of stability in the initial assistance condition (condition 1)the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) between SECMOO2, and ScVO2 in the initial assist condition of 2-3 L/min (after 30 minutes of stability). Due to the importance of patient position, measurements will be standardized in supine position or with head of bed inclination less than 30% SVO2 measured on ECMO circuit and in patient's superior vena cava.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
ICC between SVO2 and SECMOO2 measured after 30 minutes of stability in the initial assist condition (2-3 L/min), in patients with a Swan-Ganz catheterafter 30 minutes of stability in the initial assistance condition (condition 1)The intraclass correlation between SVO2 and SECMOO2 measured after 30 minutes of stability in
ICC between ScVO2 and SVO2 measured after 30 minutes of stabilityafter 30 minutes of stability in the initial assistance condition (condition 1)Intracclass correlation between ScVO2 and SVO2 measured respectively in superior vena cava and pulmonary artery
Association between changes in SCVO2 and SECMOO2 measured at differents flow levelsMore than 30 minutes of stability between each conditionChanges in ScVO2 and SECMOO2 are measured at 4 differents conditions from Baseline (Condition 1). Those condictions will consist in 2 successive increaments in ECMO flow of 1000 ml each (Condition 2 and condition 3), followed by a return to the baseline ECMO Flow ( Condition 4)
Association between changes in SVO2 and SECMOO2 measured at differents flow levelsMore than 30 minutes of stability between each conditionChanges in ScVO2 and SECMOO2 are measured at 4 differents conditions from Baseline (Condition 1). Those condictions will consist in 2 successive increaments in ECMO flow of 1000 ml each (Condition 2 and condition 3), followed by a return to the baseline ECMO Flow ( Condition 4)
Association between each SVO2 derived variable with macrocirculatory, microcirculatory variablesMore than 30 minutes of stability between each conditionAssociation between ScVO2, SVO2, SECMOO2 with VIS score , Peripheral Perfusion Index and capillary refill time and arterial lactate

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMouhamed MOUSSA, MD

University Hospital, Lille

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 23, 2026