NCT01492712

Brief Summary

Anaesthesia for surgical procedures can be provided using a continuous infusion of intravenous drug. The most commonly used drug for this technique is propofol. Infusion devices programmed with pharmacokinetic models can be used to infuse propofol to achieve a target blood concentration. These pharmacokinetic models predict the rate of distribution of propofol within the body and also the rate at which it is cleared. In practice, the anaesthetist enters patient details such as age, sex and weight as well as a target blood concentration of propofol. The infusion device then infuses propofol at the appropriate rate to achieve this concentration. White and colleagues recently published the Covariates Model for propofol. It is anticipated that this model will have reduced bias and inaccuracy compared to the models in current clinical use. The VaSCoM study has three objectives:

  1. 1.Prospective validation of the Covariates Model
  2. 2.Modelling of the effect site concentration of propofol
  3. 3.Comparison of propofol concentration in venous and arterial blood samples

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2011

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2011

Completed
11 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 8, 2011

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 15, 2011

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2013

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

August 14, 2017

Status Verified

August 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

2.1 years

First QC Date

December 8, 2011

Last Update Submit

August 11, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

PropofolPharmacokineticsPharmacodynamicsInfusion Pumps

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Performance error of predicted blood propofol concentration (venous blood samples)

    Performance error is calculated as: ((Measured blood concentration - Predicted blood concentration)/ Predicted blood concentration) x 100 The median performance error and the absolute performance error can then be calculated as measures of bias and inaccuracy respectively.

    1.5, 5, 16.5, 20, 31.5, 35, 45-60 minutes post infusion start time

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Depth of anaesthesia

    0 to 45-60 minutes post infusion start time

  • Comparison of performance errors calculated from venous blood samples to performance errors calculated from arterial blood samples

    1.5, 5, 16.5, 20, 31.5, 35, 45-60 minutes post infusion start time

Study Arms (2)

Low-high-low blood target concentration

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients in the low-high-low group will receive an infusion of propofol with an initial blood target concentration of 2 mcg/ml. After 15 minutes the target will be increased to 5 mcg/ml and after a further 15 minutes the target will be reduced back to 2 mcg/ml for a further 15 to 30 minutes.

Drug: Propofol

High-low-high target blood concentration

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients in the high-low-high group will receive an infusion of propofol with an initial blood target concentration of 5 mcg/ml. After 15 minutes the target will be reduced to 2 mcg/ml and after a further 15 minutes the target will be increased back to 5 mcg/ml for a further 15 to 30 minutes.

Drug: Propofol

Interventions

Patients in the low-high-low group will receive an infusion of propofol with an initial blood target concentration of 2 mcg/ml. After 15 minutes the target will be increased to 5 mcg/ml and after a further 15 minutes the target will be reduced back to 2 mcg/ml for a further 15 to 30 minutes.

Low-high-low blood target concentration

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Aged over 18 years
  • ASA I/II
  • Elective non-cardiac surgery expected to last longer than 30 minutes

You may not qualify if:

  • Patient refusal or unable to consent
  • Premedication, sedative or anaesthetic in the previous 12 hours
  • Pre-operative GCS less than 15
  • ASA III/IV
  • Allergy to constituents of propofol
  • Excess alcohol intake
  • Drug abuse
  • Mental retardation
  • Difficult airway
  • BMI over 35

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Golden Jubilee National Hospital

Clydebank, G81 4HX, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Hawthorne C, Shaw M, Campbell R, Sutcliffe N, McKelvie S, Schraag S. Clinical Validation of the Covariates Pharmacokinetic Model for Propofol in an Adult Population. Drugs R D. 2022 Dec;22(4):289-300. doi: 10.1007/s40268-022-00404-4. Epub 2022 Oct 7.

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Propofol

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PhenolsBenzene DerivativesHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic Chemicals

Study Officials

  • Stefan Schraag

    Golden Jubilee National Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 8, 2011

First Posted

December 15, 2011

Study Start

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion

February 1, 2013

Study Completion

February 1, 2013

Last Updated

August 14, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-08

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