Optimisation of peri-operative cardiovascular management to improve surgical outcome

ISRCTN ISRCTN04386758
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN04386758
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
05/06/2009
Registration date
24/07/2009
Last edited
31/03/2020
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Study website

Contact information

Dr Rupert Pearse
Scientific

Senior Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Intensive Care Unit
Royal London Hospital
London
E1 1BB
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designOpen randomised controlled multi-centre trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Available from Contract Research Organisation (CRO): http://www.icnarc.org
Scientific titleOptimisation of peri-operative cardiovascular management to improve surgical outcome: open randomised controlled multi-centre trial
Study acronymOPTIMISE
Study objectivesCurrent hypothesis as of 03/05/2012
To establish whether protocolised administration of intra-venous fluid, combined with low dose dopexamine infusion will reduce the number of patients who experience complications within 30 days following major surgery involving the gastrointestinal tract.

Previous hypothesis
To establish whether protocolised administration of intra-venous fluid, combined with low dose dopexamine infusion will increase the number of patients who survive to 28 days following major surgery involving the gastrointestinal tract.

On 03/05/2012 the following changes were made to the trial record:
1. The overall trial end date was changed from 31/08/2013 to 30/04/2013.
2. The target number of participants has been updated from 3600 to 734.

On 10/01/2013 the overall trial end date was changed from 30/04/2013 to 18/05/2013.
Ethics approval(s)East London and The City Research Ethics Committee, 13/03/2009, ref: 09/H0703/23
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedPost-operative complications
InterventionCurrent interventions as of 03/05/2012
The trial intervention period begins at induction of anaesthesia and continues until six hours after surgery is complete (maximum duration 24 hours). For patients in the treatment group, stroke volume will be measured by arterial waveform analysis and 250 ml intra-venous collid fluid challenges will be administered to achieve sustained rise in stroke volume. Patients in the intervention group will also receive a fixed dose intra-venous infusion of dopexamine (0.5 µg/kg/min). Other decisions for intervention group patients will be taken by clinical staff. Control group patients will receive usual clinical care with all decisions taken by clinical staff. Patients will be followed up for 30-day morbidity and mortality and 180-day mortality.

Previous interventions
Sample size for primary outcome: 3600 patients. However, trial only currently funded to first interim analysis and secondary outcome of the number of patients developing complications within 28 days of surgery (726 patients).

The trial intervention period begins at induction of anaesthesia and continues until six hours after surgery is complete (maximum duration 24 hours). For patients in the treatment group, stroke volume will be measured by arterial waveform analysis and 250 ml intra-venous collid fluid challenges will be administered to achieve sustained rise in stroke volume. Patients in the intervention group will also receive a fixed dose intra-venous infusion of dopexamine (0.5 µg/kg/min). Other decisions for intervention group patients will be taken by clinical staff. Control group patients will receive usual clinical care with all decisions taken by clinical staff. Patients will be followed up for 28-day morbidity and mortality and 180-day mortality.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureCurrent primary outcome measure(s):
Difference in the number of patients developing post-operative complications or dying within 30 days following randomisation between study groups.

Previous primary outcome measure(s):
Difference in 28 days post-mortality between study groups.
Secondary outcome measuresCurrent secondary outcome measure (s) as of 03/05/2012:
1. Difference in the number of patients developing 30-day post-operative mortality between groups
2. Difference in morbidity identified with the Post-Operative Morbidity Survey (POMS) for patients still in hospital on day seven after surgery
3. Difference in the number of patients developing infectious complications within 30 days of surgery
4. Difference in duration of post-operative hospital stay
5. Difference in 30 day critical care free days
6. Difference in 180 day post-operative mortality
7. Difference in cost effectiveness
8. Difference in healthcare costs

Previous secondary outcome measure(s):
1. Difference in the number of patients developing post-operative complications within 28 days of surgery between groups
2. Difference in morbidity identified with the Post-Operative Morbidity Survey (POMS) for patients still in hospital on day seven after surgery
3. Difference in the number of patients developing infectious complications within 28 days of surgery
4. Difference in duration of post-operative hospital stay
5. Difference in 28 day critical care free days
6. Difference in 180 day post-operative mortality
7. Difference in cost effectiveness
8. Difference in healthcare costs
Overall study start date01/09/2009
Completion date18/05/2013

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupSenior
SexBoth
Target number of participants734 patients
Key inclusion criteriaAdult patients undergoing major abdominal surgery involving the gastrointestinal tract which is expected to take longer than 90 minutes are eligible for recruitment provided they satisfy one of the following additional criteria:
1. Urgent or emergency surgery
2. Acute or chronic renal impairment
3. Diabetes mellitus
4. Aged 65 years and older, either sex
5. Presence of a risk factor for cardiac or respiratory disease
Key exclusion criteriaCurrent exclusion criteria as of 03/05/2012
1. Patients receiving palliative treatment only
2. Acute myocardial ischaemia at time of enrolment
3. Pulmonary oedema at time of enrolment
4. Moderate/severe thromocytopenia (platelet count <50 x 109/l)
5. Patients receiving monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
6. Phaechromocytoma
7. Severe left ventricular outlet obstruction, e.g. hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy or severe aortic stenosis
8. Known hypersensitivity to dopexamine hydrochloride or disodium edenate
9. Pregnancy
10. Septic shock

Previous exclusion criteria
1. Patients receiving palliative treatment only
2. Acute myocardial ischaemia at time of enrolment
3. Pulmonary oedema at time of enrolment
4. Moderate/severe thromocytopenia
5. Patients receiving monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
6. Phaechromocytoma
7. Severe left ventricular outlet obstruction, e.g. hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy or severe aortic stenosis
8. Known hypersensitivity to dopexamine hydrochloride or disodium edenate
9. Pregnancy
Date of first enrolment01/09/2009
Date of final enrolment19/11/2012

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
London
E1 1BB
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary's University of London (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

Joint R&D Office
24 - 26 Walden Street
London
E1 2AN
England
United Kingdom

Website http://www.bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk/research

Funders

Funder type

Government

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (UK) - Clinician Scientist Award (held by R Pearse)

No information available

Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 04/06/2014 Yes No
Results article results 07/03/2019 11/03/2019 Yes No
Results article substudy results 01/12/2019 22/10/2019 Yes No
Other publications analysis 07/03/2019 31/03/2020 Yes No
HRA research summary 28/06/2023 No No

Editorial Notes

22/10/2019: Publication reference added.
11/03/2019: Publication reference added.