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Anesthesia of Sickle Cell Patient in Cameroun

Pharmacodynamic specificities of rocuronium in sickle cell patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202011894723114
Enrollment
45
Registered
2020-11-20
Start date
2020-03-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Genetic Diseases Haematological Disorders Anaesthesia

Interventions

curarization monitoring

Sponsors

ARES ULB
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Sickle cell patients requiring elective laparoscopic surgery (defined as patients who did not require emergency surgery within 12 hours following admission to the hospital), as well as non-sickle cell patients matched to the same types of surgical procedures for the control group were included. After informed consent from patients, we included twenty two “22” patients in the sickle cell patients and twenty three "23" patients in the control group. There were three “03” main indications for surgery: cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and splenectomy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: We did not include patients age less than 18 and over 55 years, pregnancy, emergency surgery or surgery within the 12 hours following admission to the ward, predicted difficult ventilation or intubation, body mass index (BMI) over 30, known muscular disease, liver disease and in control group chronic renal disease and ASA 3 patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The onset time of action of rocuronium was longer in sickle cell patients [mean ± SD (extremes)], [378.22 ± 125.79 (110-600)] than in the control group [150.43 ± 35.62 (83-210)] (P < 0.01). Intubation conditions two “2” minutes after induction doses of rocuronium, as observed from TOF scan data, were not optimal: 20/2 in sickle cell patients and 15/8 in the control group (P = 0,05). The clinical duration of action was shorter in sickle cell patients [19.18 ± 7.12 (13-41)] when compared to the control group [28.96 ± 6.96 min (21-48) min] (P < 0.01). The time before the second dose of rocuronium was given, was shorter in the sickle cell patients group [27.68 ± 7.98 (19-49)] compared to the control group [9.91 ± 8.71 min (30-56 min)] (P < 0.01). The time after which the first response was observed following the second dose of rocuronium was not different in both groups. However, the time to the second response was shorter in the sickle cell patients group [32.64 ± 9.38 (17-53)] compared to the control group [41.48 ± 9.00 min (30-56 min)] (P = 0.002).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The onset time of action of rocuronium was longer in sickle cell patients [mean ± SD (extremes)], [378.22 ± 125.79 (110-600)] than in the control group [150.43 ± 35.62 (83-210)] (P < 0.01). Intubation conditions two “2” minutes after induction doses of rocuronium, as observed from TOF scan data, were not optimal: 20/2 in sickle cell patients and 15/8 in the control group (P = 0,05). The clinical duration of action was shorter in sickle cell patients [19.18 ± 7.12 (13-41)] when compared to the control group [28.96 ± 6.96 min (21-48) min] (P < 0.01). The time before the second dose of rocuronium was given, was shorter in the sickle cell patients group [27.68 ± 7.98 (19-49)] compared to the control group [9.91 ± 8.71 min (30-56 min)] (P < 0.01). The time after which the first response was observed following the second dose of rocuronium was not different in both groups. However, the time to the second response was shorter in the sickle cell patients group [32.64 ± 9.38 (17-53)] compared to the control group [41.48 ± 9.00 min (30-56 min)] (P = 0.002).

Countries

Cameroon

Contacts

Public ContactJacob SOUOPGUI

Expert for University Cooperation and Development

jsouopgu@ulb.ac.be+32468080102

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026