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Dexmedetomidine in Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Effect of Dexmedetomidine Infusion as an Adjuvant to General Anesthesia in Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05577871
Enrollment
36
Registered
2022-10-13
Start date
2022-11-01
Completion date
2024-09-30
Last updated
2026-05-26

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Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Brief summary

the study will assess the impact of intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion on myocardial performance by investigating the left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function and right ventricular (RV) fraction area change (which reflect RV systolic function) using two-dimensional trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) in patients undergoing elective first-time isolated off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) grafting. LV Systolic function will be measured by the TEE via the fractional area change, fraction shortening, and ejection fraction.

Detailed description

Off pump coronary revascularization is an old technique performed first in St Petersburg in 1964, Off pump coronary artery surgery has been developed following two different approaches. Minimally invasive direct-access coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) that consists of anastomosing the left internal mammary artery to the left anterior descending coronary artery through small anterior left thoracotomy, The second approach is multi-vessel grafting without CPB performed through standard median sternotomy. Dexmedetomidine (Dex), a highly selective α2-adrenergic receptor agonist, is widely used for sedation and analgesia in the ICU or as an anesthetic adjuvant. This study will be a prospective comparative controlled randomized double blinded clinical trial on 36 patients divided into control ,and dexmedetomidine group.

Interventions

DRUGDexmedetomidine

infusion of dexmedetomidine during the off pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

DRUGnormal saline

infusion of normal saline during the off pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

Sponsors

Suez Canal University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing elective first-time off-pump isolated coronary artery bypass graft (OPCAB) surgery * Patients with good ventricular functions. * Patients with normal levels of cardiac troponin I and myocardial enzymes * Patients of Body Mass Index (BMI) more than 20 and less than 34.

Exclusion criteria

* Severe functional liver or kidney disease. * Diagnosed HF (NYHA class \>3). * Arrhythmia or received treatment with anti-arrhythmic drugs. * Severe bradycardia (HR \< 45 bpm) and AV block. * Pathologic esophageal lesion (esophageal stricture or varix ) * Pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
left ventricular ejection fractionimmediatly after sternal closureusing transesophageal echocardiography, ejection fraction will be assessed by the ratio of stroke volume and end diastolic volume
left ventricular fractional shortingimmediatly after sternal closureusing transesophageal echocardiography, fractional area change of the left ventricle will be calculated
left ventricular diastolic functionimmediatly after sternal closureusing transesophageal echocardiography, diastolic function (filling ratio) will be assessed by the ratio between early transmitral flow (E) and mitral annular tissue velocity (E').

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
right ventricular systolic functionimmediatly after sternal closureright ventricular systolic function assessed by (fraction area change) as assessed using transesophageal echocardiography.

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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