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Postoperative Pain and SIRS After Preoperative Analgesia With Clonidine or Levobupivacaine (PPSAPACL)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00860899
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 12, 2009
Last Update Posted : November 17, 2011
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Jasminka Persec, MD, PhD, University Hospital Dubrava

Tracking Information
First Submitted Date  ICMJE March 10, 2009
First Posted Date  ICMJE March 12, 2009
Last Update Posted Date November 17, 2011
Study Start Date  ICMJE December 2007
Actual Primary Completion Date October 2008   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Current Primary Outcome Measures  ICMJE
 (submitted: March 11, 2009)
postoperative pain level [ Time Frame: 1 h before surgery, 1 h after start of the surgery, 1 h , 6 h , 12 h and 24 h after surgery ]
Original Primary Outcome Measures  ICMJE Same as current
Change History
Current Secondary Outcome Measures  ICMJE
 (submitted: March 11, 2009)
systemic inflammatory stress response [ Time Frame: 1 hour before surgery, 1 hour after start of the surgery, 1 h , 6 h , 12 h and 24 h after surgery ]
Original Secondary Outcome Measures  ICMJE Same as current
Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures Not Provided
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures Not Provided
 
Descriptive Information
Brief Title  ICMJE Postoperative Pain and SIRS After Preoperative Analgesia With Clonidine or Levobupivacaine
Official Title  ICMJE Postoperative Pain and Systemic Inflammatory Stress Response (SIRS) After Preoperative Analgesia With Clonidine or Levobupivacaine
Brief Summary The purpose of this study was to investigate hypothesis that preoperative administration of epidural clonidine will reduce postoperative pain and systemic inflammatory stress response better than epidural levobupivacaine.
Detailed Description

Investigations showed that upregulation of prostaglandin E2 and interleukin-6 at central sites is an important component of surgery induced inflammatory response in patients. Postoperative period is associated with an increased production of cytokines, which augment pain sensitivity. With adequate perioperative pain control it is possible to control central and peripheral inflammatory response to surgery, and influence on patient outcomes. Use of analgetics before the pain stimulus (preventive analgesia) prevent development of neuroplastic changes in central nervous system, and reduces pain. Clonidine is an alpha2-adrenergic agonist with sedative, analgesic and hemodynamic properties. It inhibits transmission of nociceptive stimuli in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, acting on the inhibitory descending pathways. According to recent experimental investigations clonidine lowers proinflammatory cytokine level, and prevents hypersensitization acting through adrenoreceptors alpha-2A.

Levobupivacaine is a long-acting local anesthetic, S-enantiomer of bupivacaine, with identical anesthetic potency. When administered intraperitoneally or by local infiltration of operation site, levobupivacaine produced analgesia and reduction of proinflammatory cytokines. Investigations of epidural and intrathecal levobupivacaine provide evidence for improved postoperative analgesia with reduced analgesic consumption. But, it remains unknown if that analgesia is sufficient enough to blockade inflammatory stress response during perioperative time.We want to investigate and compare analgesic and immunomodulation efficacy of this two frequently used analgesics.

Study Type  ICMJE Interventional
Study Phase  ICMJE Phase 4
Study Design  ICMJE Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition  ICMJE
  • Analgesia
  • Pain
  • Systemic Inflammatory Stress Response
Intervention  ICMJE Drug: clonidine, levobupivacaine
One hour prior to skin incision, on epidural catheter, patients received 5 µg/kg of clonidine [Catapres®, Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany], 7 mL of 0.25% levobupivacaine [Chirocaine®, Abbott S.p.A., Italy] or 7 mL of saline.The study was designed to compare clonidine and levobupivacaine, and than both with the control group, in order to asses their analgesic and immunomodulation efficacy.
Other Names:
  • clonidine [Catapres®, Boehringer Ingelheim, Germany]
  • levobupivacaine [Chirocaine®, Abbott S.p.A., Italy]
Study Arms  ICMJE
  • Active Comparator: clonidine
    Clonidine is an alpha2-adrenergic agonist with sedative, analgesic and hemodynamic properties. It inhibits transmission of nociceptive stimuli in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, acting on the inhibitory descending pathways.
    Intervention: Drug: clonidine, levobupivacaine
  • Active Comparator: levobupivacaine
    Levobupivacaine is long-acting local anesthetic, S-enantiomer of bupivacaine, with identical anesthetic potency.
    Intervention: Drug: clonidine, levobupivacaine
Publications * 1. Buvanendran A, Kroin JS, Berger RA, Hallab NJ, Saha C et al.Anesthesiology 104(3):403-410, 2006. 2. Katz J. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 15(4):435-441, 2002. 3. Carr DB. Anesthesiology 85(6): 1498-1499, 1996. 4. Lavand'homme PM, Eisenach JC. Pain 105(1-2):247-254, 2003. 5. Nader ND, Ignatowski TA, Kurek CJ, Knight PR, Spengler RN. Anesth Analg 93(2):363-369, 2001. 6. Wu CT, Jao SW, Borel CO, Yeh CC, Li CY, Lu CH et al. Anesth Analg 99(2):502-509, 2004. 7. Novak-Jankovic V, Bovill JG, Ihan A, Osredkar J. Eur J Anaesthesiology 17(1):50-56, 2000. 8. Kim MH, Hahn TH. Anesth Analg 90(6):1441-1444, 2000. 9. Louizos AA, Hadzilia SJ, Leandros E, Kouroukli IK, Georgiou LG et al. Surg Endosc 19(11):1503-1506, 2005. 10. Meisner M, Brunkhorst FM, Reith HB, Schmidt J, Lestin HG et al. Clin Chem Lab Med 38(10):989-995, 2000. 11. Naeini AE, Montazerolghaem S. Saudi Med J 27(3):422-424, 2006. 12. Sarbinowski R, Arvidsson S, Tylman M, Oresland T, Bengtsson A. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 49(2):191-196, 2005.

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status  ICMJE Completed
Actual Enrollment  ICMJE
 (submitted: March 11, 2009)
42
Original Actual Enrollment  ICMJE Same as current
Actual Study Completion Date  ICMJE May 2009
Actual Primary Completion Date October 2008   (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria  ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

  • colorectal resection surgery patients
  • preoperative risk of anesthesia and operation, ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status I or II

Exclusion Criteria:

  • diabetes mellitus
  • renal insufficiency
  • liver insufficiency
  • autoimmune disease
  • corticosteroid and immunosuppressive use
  • operation time exceeding six hours
Sex/Gender  ICMJE
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Ages  ICMJE 42 Years to 77 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers  ICMJE No
Contacts  ICMJE Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Listed Location Countries  ICMJE Croatia
Removed Location Countries  
 
Administrative Information
NCT Number  ICMJE NCT00860899
Other Study ID Numbers  ICMJE 1860
1861
Has Data Monitoring Committee No
U.S. FDA-regulated Product Not Provided
IPD Sharing Statement  ICMJE Not Provided
Current Responsible Party Jasminka Persec, MD, PhD, University Hospital Dubrava
Original Responsible Party Jasminka Persec, University Hospital Dubrava
Current Study Sponsor  ICMJE University Hospital Dubrava
Original Study Sponsor  ICMJE Same as current
Collaborators  ICMJE Not Provided
Investigators  ICMJE
Principal Investigator: Jasminka Persec, MD PhD Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine Clinic, University Hospital Dubrava
Study Chair: Zoran Persec, MD Msc Department of Urology, University Hospital Dubrava
Study Director: Ino Husedzinovic, Prof. MD PhD Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine Clinic, University Hospital Dubrava
PRS Account University Hospital Dubrava
Verification Date November 2011

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