Comparison of the response observed in the dominant and non-dominant hands when assessing neuromuscular block using the TOF-Watch® SX
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN82219498 | 
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN82219498 | 
| Secondary identifying numbers | RGHT000353 | 
- Submission date
- 30/09/2009
- Registration date
- 14/10/2009
- Last edited
- 07/03/2017
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Surgery
            
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                    Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
                                            Ms Rosemary Hogg
Scientific
                                        Scientific
                                                Department of Anaesthetics & Intensive Care Medicine
Queens' University Belfast
2nd Floor, Mulhouse Building
Grosvenor Road
Belfast
BT12 6BJ
United Kingdom
                                                
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled single-centre trial | 
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional | 
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial | 
| Study setting(s) | Hospital | 
| Study type | Treatment | 
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet | 
| Scientific title | Comparison of neuromuscular monitoring in the dominant and non-dominant hand using the TOF-Watch® SX: a single-centre randomised controlled trial | 
| Study objectives | Is there a difference in the response observed between the dominant and non-dominant hand when using acceleromyography to monitor neuromuscular blockade? | 
| Ethics approval(s) | Health and Social Care Research Ethics Committee (HSC REC 3) (Northern Ireland), 23/07/2009, ref: 07/NIR03/1 | 
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Routine surgery/neuromuscular block | 
| Intervention | After pre-oxygenation, all patients will receive a standard anaesthetic regimen consisting of intravenous infusions of propofol (0.1 - 8.0 µg/ml) and remifentanil (0.1 - 1.0 µg/kg/min) for induction and maintenance of anaesthesia. After induction, monitoring will be commenced on both arms using the TOF-Watch® SX. The monitors will be applied to the skin over the ulnar nerve at the wrist and calibrated according to Good Clinical Research Practice guidelines. After stabilisation of the TOF-Watch® SX trace in both arms, rocuronium (0.6 mg/kg) will be administered, following which tracheal intubation will be performed. Surgery will be continued as normal with monitoring continuing until extubation. Reversal with neostigmine will be performed as required. | 
| Intervention type | Procedure/Surgery | 
| Primary outcome measure | Time to return of TOF (train-of-four) ratio to 0.9 | 
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Tme to onset of block 2. Time to return of T1 to 25% | 
| Overall study start date | 01/04/2008 | 
| Completion date | 01/04/2009 | 
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient | 
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult | 
| Lower age limit | 18 Years | 
| Upper age limit | 65 Years | 
| Sex | All | 
| Target number of participants | 20 patients | 
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade I - III 2. Aged 18 - 65 years, either sex 3. Undergoing planned, elective surgery | 
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Patients with known neuromuscular disease 2. Patients on medication known to interact with neuromuscular blocking agents 3. Pregnancy 4. Patients with known allergy to neuromuscular blocking agents 5. Patients with a known or suspected risk of difficult intubation | 
| Date of first enrolment | 01/04/2008 | 
| Date of final enrolment | 01/04/2009 | 
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Northern Ireland
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
                                            Queens' University Belfast
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            Belfast
BT12 6BJ
United Kingdom
                                    BT12 6BJ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
                                            Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre
                                        Hospital/treatment centre
                                                Royal Group of Hospitals
Grosvenor Road
Belfast
BT12 6BJ
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
                                                
| Website | http://www.belfasttrust.hscni.net | 
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| https://ror.org/02tdmfk69 | 
Funders
Funder type
Government
                                                Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (UK) (ref: RGHT000353)
                                            
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Results and Publications
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| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No | 
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration | 
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration | 
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Editorial Notes
07/03/2017: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.

