Comparison of Etomidate Plus Propofol, Etomidate Alone on Induction of Anesthesia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03820388 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 29, 2019
Results First Posted : February 23, 2021
Last Update Posted : February 23, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Surgery | Drug: Propofol 2mg/kg Drug: Etomidate 0.3 mg/kg Drug: Propofol 1 mg/kg Drug: Etomidate 0.15 mg/kg | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 75 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Patients in 3 cohorts will be administered 30 second bolus by manual hand push |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | Comparison of Etomidate Plus Propofol, Etomidate Alone on Induction of Anesthesia |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 1, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 13, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 13, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Propofol Group
Propofol 2 mg/kg
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Drug: Propofol 2mg/kg
2 mg/kg
Other Name: Diprivan |
Experimental: Etomidate Group
Etomidate 0.3 mg/kg
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Drug: Etomidate 0.3 mg/kg
0.3 mg/kg
Other Name: Amidate |
Experimental: Propofol plus Etomidate Group
Propofol 1 mg/kg plus Etomidate 0.15 mg/kg
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Drug: Propofol 1 mg/kg
1 mg/kg Propofol
Other Name: Diprivan Drug: Etomidate 0.15 mg/kg 0.15 mg/kg Etomidate
Other Name: Amidate |
- Blood Pressure [ Time Frame: 10 minutes after induction (intraoperative) ]Blood Pressure Fluctuations during Induction; change of blood pressure from baseline from induction to 10 min after induction.
- Heart Rate [ Time Frame: 10 minutes after induction (intraoperative) ]Heart Rate changes during induction (Beats Per min)
- Pain at Injection Site [ Time Frame: intraoperative ]Pain on injection will be measured using 4 graded scale; 0 = no pain, 1 = verbal complaint of pain, 2 = withdrawal of arm, 3 = both verbal complaint and withdrawal of arm.
- Myoclonic Movements [ Time Frame: intraoperative ]The incidence and degree of myoclonic movements also recorded as follows: 0 = no myoclonic movements, 1 = minor myoclonic movements, 2 = moderate myoclonic movements, 3 = major myoclonic movements.
- Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting [ Time Frame: 24 hours post-operation ]Presence of post-operative nausea or vomiting (yes/no).
- Sedation Depth [ Time Frame: 30 minutes post-induction ]Sedation depth using bispectral index (BIS). BIS scores range from 0-100. A value of 0 indicates no EEG activity, 40-60 indicates an appropriate level of general anesthesia, and 90-100 is typical of a state of wakefulness.
- Eyelash Reflex Disappear Time [ Time Frame: Post induction, up to 1 hour ]Time to disappearance of eyelash reflex after induction.
- Intubation Time [ Time Frame: Up to 2 hours ]Duration of orotracheal intubation.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients scheduled for elective non-cardiac surgery
- ASA physical status of 2 or 3
- Age equal to or greater than 18 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- Adults unable to provide consent
- Age less than 18 years old
- Pregnant women
- Prisoners
- Difficult airway
- Morbid Obesity
- Preoperative sedation use
- Severe Cardiac, pulmonary and liver disease
- Hypotension and shock
- Emergency surgeries
- Allergy to propofol or etomidate

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03820388
United States, California | |
University of California Davis Medical Center | |
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817 |
Principal Investigator: | Hong Liu, MD | University of California, Davis |
Documents provided by University of California, Davis:
Responsible Party: | University of California, Davis |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03820388 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
909765 |
First Posted: | January 29, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 23, 2021 |
Last Update Posted: | February 23, 2021 |
Last Verified: | February 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Etomidate Propofol |
Propofol Etomidate Hypnotics and Sedatives Central Nervous System Depressants |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Anesthetics, Intravenous Anesthetics, General Anesthetics |