Sugammadex vs Placebo to Prevent Residual Neuromuscular Block
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02728726 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 5, 2016
Last Update Posted : December 1, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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General Surgery | Drug: sugammadex Drug: Placebo | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 300 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Randomized Double---Blinded, Controlled Trial to Compare the Effectiveness of Sugammadex vs. Placebo to Prevent Residual Neuromuscular Block in the Post---Anesthesia Care Unit as Evaluated With a Non---Invasive Respiratory Volume Monitor |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment group
study drug (sugammadex) administered intravenously at 2 mg/kg after routine reversal of anesthesia is performed and patient is extubated.
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Drug: sugammadex |
Placebo Comparator: Control group
placebo administered intravenously after routine reversal of anesthesia is performed and patient is extubated.
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Drug: Placebo |
- Determine whether patients who receive sugammadex immediately after tracheal extubation will exhibit a decrease in the incidence of postoperative residual paralysis and an associated decrease in the incidence of postoperative respiratory depression [ Time Frame: Within the first 5 minutes of arrival to recovery room ]Measure Train of Four by using TOF Watch device

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 100 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing surgery with general anesthesia
- Patients weighing > or = 80 pounds
- Patients not intubated prior to surgery
- Patients who are able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients unable to give informed consent.
- Patients whose condition will not allow for placement of the electrode PadSet of ExSpiron
- Patients who are anticipated to remain intubated in recovery period.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02728726
United States, Florida | |
Mayo Clinic Florida | |
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224 | |
United States, Texas | |
The University of Texas, UTHealth | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 |
Principal Investigator: | J Ross Renew, MD | Mayo Clinic |
Responsible Party: | J. Ross Renew, M.D., Principal Investigator, Mayo Clinic |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02728726 |
Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT02822001 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
15-008685 |
First Posted: | April 5, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 1, 2020 |
Last Verified: | November 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Postoperative respiratory depression Neuromuscular Agents |
Delayed Emergence from Anesthesia Postoperative Complications Pathologic Processes |