Effects of Dexmedetomidine on the Liver Injury After Hepatectomy

NCT02833688 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2017-01-27

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Summary

To investigate whether dexmedetomidine reduce liver injury after hepatectomy. During hepatectomy, surgeons always took inflow occlusion to reduce blood loss with Pringle maneuver. A few clinical studies had shown dexmedetomidine could reduce ischaemia/reperfusion (IR) injury caused by the secretion of reactive oxygen species and inflammatory cytokines. Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) was a sensitive and specific marker for hepatic injury in several studies before. So the investigator decided to use it as the primary endpoint. Besides, in our center, there are some liver resection surgeries that didn't need occlusion. So it can serve the best placebo for determine the the actual effect of dexmedetomidine on the IR injury in further subgroup analysis.

Conditions

  • Ischemia-reperfusion Injury

Interventions

DRUG

dexmedetomidine

dexmedetomidine 2mg is diluted in 0.9% sodium chloride with the concentration of 4 ug ml-1 is administered with an loading dose of 0.5ug kg-1 of 10 min, and maintained with infusion rate of 0.5 ug kg-1 h-1. The infusion is ceased after the resection of the hepatic issues.

DRUG

0.9% sodium chloride

0.9% sodium chloride is administered with an loading dose of 0.5ug kg-1 of 10 min, and maintained with infusion rate of 0.5 ug kg-1 h-1. The infusion is ceased after the resection of the hepatic issues.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese PLA General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Weidong MI, Doctor · CHINA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-02
Primary Completion
2017-01-26
Completion
2017-01-26

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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