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Effect of Ultrasound-guided Left Stellate Ganglion Block on Rapid Recovery of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Valve Replacement and Its Mechanism

Effect of Ultrasound-guided Left Stellate Ganglion Block on Rapid Recovery of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Valve Replacement and Its Mechanism

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05587023
Enrollment
62
Registered
2022-10-19
Start date
2022-10-16
Completion date
2024-12-30
Last updated
2026-08-18

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

Conditions

Heart Valve Replacement (Mechanical or Biological With AF), Stellate Ganglion Block

Keywords

enhanced recovery after surgery, Stellate ganglion block, ultrasound guidance, Heart valve replacement

Brief summary

In this study, Valve replacement patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass were randomly divided into control group and experimental group (SGB Group) , main outcome measures: postoperative complications (pulmonary infection, oxygenation injury, arrhythmia, hemorrhage, enteroparalysis, incision infection, renal insufficiency, cognitive impairment, etc.) and 30-day mortality. Secondary outcome measures: Hemodynamics, postoperative extubation time, length of stay and total cost of hospitalization. To investigate the effect of SGB on the rapid recovery of patients with Valve replacement heart disease after cardiopulmonary bypass.

Detailed description

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of left stellate ganglion block on the incidence and severity of postoperative complications in patients with cardiac Valve replacement undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass, to compare the difference of inflammatory reaction between the control group and the stellate ganglion block group at different time points, and to preliminarily elucidate the molecular mechanism of stellate ganglion block in the protection of cardiac Valve replacement during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) . The first part is a prospective study on the effect of left stellate ganglion block on cardiac Valve replacement Hemodynamics during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) , the incidence, length of hospital stay, cost of hospital stay, and 30-day mortality of the common Valve replacement complications after cardiopulmonary bypass (pulmonary infection, oxygenation injury, arrhythmia, bleeding, intestinal paralysis, incision infection, renal insufficiency, cognitive impairment, etc.) , to determine the effect of left stellate ganglion block on rapid recovery from cardiac Valve replacement during cardiopulmonary bypass. In the second part, we collected the dynamic changes of inflammatory factors in plasma of control group and patients with stellate ganglion block before and 1,3,6,24 and 72 hours after operation, to explore the molecular mechanisms by which left stellate ganglion block promotes rapid recovery and reduces severe complications in patients with cardiac Valve replacement undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) .

Interventions

PROCEDUREstellate ganglion block

The experimental group was given 6ml ropivacaine for stellate ganglion block. In the control group, 6ml saline was used for stellate ganglion block.

Sponsors

Zhonghua Chen,MD
Lead SponsorOTHER
Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

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

Masking description

Neither the experimenters nor the participants knew whether they were taking a Experimental drug or a placebo. To be as objective as possible, the description of the treatment effects and adverse reactions of the subjects, as well as the recording of the various reactions of the experimenters, should be given.

Intervention model description

Sixty patients with cardiac Valve replacement undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, with 30 patients in each group. All patients signed the informed consent form. Control Group: the control group was injected with 6ml normal saline. Test group: the test group was injected with 0.5% ropivacaine 6ml.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

\- Sixty patients with cardiac Valve replacement undergoing elective cardiopulmonary bypass, with cardiac function class II-IV and ASAII-IV, aged 18-70 years.

Exclusion criteria

\- Patients with off-pump cardiac Valve replacement, age \> 18 years or \> 70 years, cardiac function ≥ III, ASA grade ≥ III, local anesthetic allergy, concomitant immune disease or immunosuppressive status, patients with severe mental disorders who could not cooperate with SGB, abnormal neck anatomy, and failure of stellate ganglion block refused to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 levelsWithin 3 days after surgeryPlasma levels of IL-6 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) at 1,3,6,24 and 72 h after operation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of postoperative deathsWithin 30 days after surgeryMortality
Postoperative complicationswithin 1 week after operationPulmonary infection, oxygenation injury, malignant arrhythmia, hemorrhage, enteroparalysis, incision infection, renal insufficiency, cognitive dysfunction and so on
Other inflammatory cytokines (IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, and TNF-α) levelsWithin 3 days after surgeryPlasma levels of IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, and TNF-α were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) at 1,3,6,24 and 72 h after operation.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 19, 2026