Design of the Optimal Technique in Cardiac Anaesthesia Recovery: The OPTICARE Trial

ISRCTN	ISRCTN50434243
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN50434243
Protocol serial number	N/A
Sponsor	Isala Clinics, Zwolle (Isala Klinieken) (Netherlands)
Funders	Isala Clinics, Zwolle (Isala Klinieken) (Netherlands), Het Groene Land-Achmea Insurance (Netherlands)

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Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr Arno Nierich
Scientific

PO Box 10500
Zwolle
8000 GM
Netherlands

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study acronym	Opticare I
Study objectives	Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Cardiac surgery patients
Intervention	Compare the effect of intravenous anaesthesia combined with thoracic epidural anaesthesia (TEA group), with total intravenous anaesthesia (general anesthetic [GA] group) without epidural anesthesia
Intervention type	Procedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	30/04/2004

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Key inclusion criteria	Consecutive patients scheduled for elective cardiac surgery (coronary artery bypass graft [CABG], valve, redo CABG)
Key exclusion criteria	Does not match inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment	01/04/2003
Date of final enrolment	30/04/2004

PO Box 10500

Zwolle
8000 GM
Netherlands

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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