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Impact of Opioids on Heart Rate During Rapid Sequence Intubation

Impact of Opioids on Heart Rate During Rapid Sequence Intubation: Double-blind Randomized Controlled Study

Status
Terminated
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05384665
Acronym
CANDY-CRASH
Enrollment
3
Registered
2022-05-20
Start date
2023-05-16
Completion date
2023-10-18
Last updated
2026-05-26

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

Conditions

Rapid Sequence Induction

Brief summary

The patient is seen upstream by an anaesthetists resuscitator (MAR) in order to carry out his anesthesia consultation. If the patient meets the eligibility criteria he will be informed of the study and his signed consent will be obtained. Patients will be divided into 3 parallel groups : * Group A (placebo +remifentanil) * Group B (sufentanil + placebo) * Group C (placebo + placebo) Constants are taken at T0. A non-invasive continuous monitoring (Clearsight ©) will be used to collect data: blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output. To ensure double-blinding the nurse who prepares the syringes is not part of the anesthesia team. He/she numbers them in syringe n°1 and n°2 to indicate the order of injection to the MAR. The MAR injects the drugs according to the standardized study plan (see below): * T1: the patient receives an intravenous bolus (IV) over 5 seconds of molecule n°1 * 3 minute delay * Patient receives Etomidate 0.3 mg/kg IV over 10 seconds * 5 second delay * The patient receives an IV bolus over 30 seconds of molecule n°2 * 5 second delay * The patient receives Succinylcholine or Rocuronium IV over 5 seconds * T2: End of induction, oro-tracheal intubation (= T2) The laryngoscopy is performed by an experienced MAR or nurse (IADE). The end of the intubation is defined by the fixation of the intubation tube (T3). Hemodynamic parameters are measured every minute for ten minutes after intubation (T4 to T13). Maintenance of anesthesia is standardized with halogen gas (SEVOFLURANE) and an opioid (SUFENTANIL). Ten minutes after the patient's intubation (T13), the blind is lifted, allowing the addition of sufentanil in groups A and C before any surgical procedure.

Interventions

DRUGRemifentanil

REMIFENTANIL, 5 µg/cc, solution for injection, 0.5 µg/kg, parenteral (intravenous) route, injection delay of 30 seconds, once only

DRUGSufentanil

SUFENTANIL, 5 µg/cc, solution for injection, 0.2 µg/kg, parenteral (intravenous) route, bolus over 5 seconds, once

DRUGPlacebo

PLACEBO contains 0.9% NaCl, parenteral (intravenous), bolus, one-time

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Intervention model description

Double-blind randomized controlled study

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patient over 65 years old and any possible ASA OR Patient aged 55 to 65 years old with an ASA ≥ 3, * Patient undergoing surgery (urgent or scheduled), requiring general anesthesia in rapid sequence, because considered to have a "full stomach", i.e. with: gastro-oesophageal pathology or gastroparesis or a history of bariatric surgery or food intake within two hours for liquids and within six hours for solids, * Patient informed of the study who gave their written consent before starting the study procedures, * Patient affiliated to a French social security system.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient \< 55 years old, * Patient on beta blockers, * Atrial fibrillation or other rhythm or conduction disturbances, * Patient in hemodynamic failure and/or on catecholamines before the start of GA, * Patient having a history of stroke, hemorrhagic and/or ischemic and/or transient * Combination with opioid agonists-antagonists or partial opioid antagonists * Known hypersensitivity to one of the study drugs or to opioids, * History of difficult intubation, * Patient under guardianship, curatorship or deprived of liberty, * Patient participating in another interventional clinical research, * Patient under AME (State Medical Aid)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
heart rate beats per minuteT2 : oro-tracheal inductionAbsolute variation of heart rate beats per minute between T0 (reference value at the entrance into the operating room) and T2 (end of induction and oro-tracheal intubation)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cormack scoreT2 : oro-tracheal inductionCormack score in each group
Laryngoscopy of Macintosh numberT2 : oro-tracheal inductionLaryngoscopy number for each group
Use of a long bent mandrelT2 : oro-tracheal inductionUse of a long bent mandrel for each group
assess side effects according to the opioids usedT2 : oro-tracheal inductionPercentage of patients with intraoperative vomiting at T2 for each group
assess significant variation in hemodynamic responsesT2 : oro-tracheal inductionAbsolute and relative variations of +-20% in SAP/DAP and MAP between T0 and T2

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMarine FONTAINE, MD

Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 27, 2026