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Trial registered on ANZCTR
Registration number
ACTRN12607000413426
Ethics application status
Not yet submitted
Date submitted
5/08/2007
Date registered
13/08/2007
Date last updated
13/08/2007
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Blood pressure – during general anaesthesia versus sleep
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Scientific title
In healthy adults undergoing surgery, how does general anaesthesia compared to sleep affect blood pressure.
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
BGAS
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Hypotension
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Condition category
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Anaesthesiology
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Other anaesthesiology
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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Patient registry
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Target follow-up duration
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Target follow-up type
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Hypotension/changes in blood pressure that occur during general anaesthesia (for duration of anaesthetic) compared to normal everyday life for a 24 hour period (including sleep)
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Other
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Comparator / control treatment
Normal everyday life
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Control group
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Mean arterial pressure
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Timepoints:
-at baseline (during sleep)
-at 5 minutely intervals during general anaesthesia
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Systolic and diastolic blood pressure
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Timepoints:
- at baseline
- at 5 minutely intervals during anaesthesia
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Patients undergoing peripheral surgery (ie. not cardiothoracic or intra-abdominal) of ASA (American Society of Anaesthesiologists) score 1 or 2 (ie. ASA 1 = a normal healthy patient or ASA 2 = a patient with mild systemic disease).
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
Patients who are unsuitable for wearing an automated blood pressure device or unable to give informed consent due to cognitive reasons or language barriers. Patients with physical factors not permitting the wearing of an automated blood pressure monitor.
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Study design
Purpose
Natural history
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Duration
Cross-sectional
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Selection
Convenience sample
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Timing
Prospective
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
4/02/2008
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Sample size
Target
40
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Recruitment in Australia
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Hospital
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Name [1]
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St Vincent's Hospital
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
Individual
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Name
Dr Jaclyn Soo
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Individual
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Name [1]
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Dr Sally Lacey
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Secondary sponsor category [2]
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Individual
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Dr Brendan Silbert
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Not yet submitted
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Ethics committee name [1]
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St Vincent's Health HREC
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Summary
Brief summary
A person’s normal blood pressure changes throughout the day, typically being higher during the awake hours and lower during the hours when a person is asleep. There are many factors that could also change the blood pressure during the day: level of activity, pain, stress, disease, hormones, hydration etc. One reliable way of measuring all the daily changes in blood pressure is a device called Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor (ABPM). ABPM units indirectly measure blood pressure through vibrational signals associated with blood flow in the artery in the elbow, when a blood pressure cuff is inflated and then deflated. These are non-invasive, automated, lightweight, and are typically battery powered, belt-worn, and of a size and shape similar to that of a walkman or portable CD player. There may be mild discomfort when the blood pressure is being measured, however, this is only brief. With ABPM, multiple automatic measurements of blood pressure are obtained at specific intervals throughout a 24 to 48 hour period, and this information is recorded onto a computer chip, which could be printed out for analysis by a doctor. Blood pressure is one of the parameters routinely monitored when an anaesthetic is given for any operation or procedure. When a person undergoes an anaesthetic, there are many factors that could decrease blood pressure, including the medications that are given. It is usually treated with fluid, or other medications, when the blood pressure is lower than the initial blood pressure measured. However, there has been no study that has looked at how much a person’s blood pressure normally decreases when a person is asleep in comparison with their blood pressure under anaesthesia. Patients may well be treated for low blood pressure during anaesthesia (albeit unnecessarily) despite the possibility that their blood pressure may actually reach lower levels during sleep. To investigate this further, we propose to follow a group of fit and well patients (ie. No pre-existing blood pressure problems) undergoing minor general surgery. They will be fitted with an ABPM for 24 hours when they come to hospital for their pre-admission appointments. When they re-present for operation, their blood pressure under anaesthesia will be recorded (by both the ABPM, and routine BP monitoring), and compared to their normal “asleep” blood pressure. The presence of the ABPM will not affect the patient’s surgery or other management in any way. It is hoped that by establishing a relationship between a person’s normal asleep blood pressure and that during anaesthesia will better enable doctors to manage their patients.
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Contacts
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Contact person for public queries
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Jaclyn Soo
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Address
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Department of Anaesthesia
St Vincent's Hospital
55 Victoria Parade
PO Box 2900
Fitzroy VIC 3065
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Australia
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(03) 9288 2211
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Contact person for scientific queries
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Jaclyn Soo
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Department of Anaesthesia
St Vincent's Hospital
PO Box 2900
55 Victoria Parade
Fitzroy VIC 3065
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Australia
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