Status:

TERMINATED

POISE Trial: Perioperative Ischemic Evaluation Study

Lead Sponsor:

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia

Conditions:

Cardiovascular Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

45+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This trial will evaluate the ability of metoprolol (a beta-blocker drug) to prevent heart attacks and deaths around the time of surgery.

Detailed Description

The POISE Trial is a large multi-centre, blinded, randomized controlled group trial of metoprolol vs placebo in 10,000 at risk patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. The POISE Trial will determine th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergoing noncardiac surgery
  • ≥ 45 years of age; either sex.
  • Have an expected length of stay ≥ 24 hours
  • Fulfill any one of the following 6 criteria:
  • coronary artery disease;
  • peripheral vascular disease;
  • history of stroke due to atherothrombotic disease;
  • hospitalization for congestive heart failure within 3 years of randomization;
  • undergoing major vascular surgery; OR
  • any 3 of the following 7 criteria: scheduled for high risk surgery (i.e. intraperitoneal or intrathoracic); emergency/urgent surgery; any history of congestive heart failure; history of a transient ischemic attack (TIA); diabetes and currently on an oral hypoglycemic agent or insulin therapy; preoperative serum creatinine \> 175 µmol/L (\> 2.0 mg/dl); or age \> 70 years.

Exclusion

  • Contraindication to metoprolol including any of the following: significant bradycardia (heart rate \< 50 beats per minute); second or third degree heart block without a pacemaker; asthma that has been active within the last decade; and history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with bronchospasm on pulmonary function tests.
  • Clinical plan to use a beta-blocker preoperatively or during the first 30 postoperative days
  • Prior adverse reaction to a beta-blocker
  • Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery with complete revascularization in the preceding 5 years and no evidence of cardiac ischemia since the CABG surgery
  • Patients undergoing low risk surgical procedures (potential examples include transurethral procedures \[transurethral prostatectomies (TURPs), stone baskets, etc.\], ophthalmologic procedures under topical or regional anesthesia \[cornea transplants, cataract surgery, etc.\], and surgeries with limited physiological stresses \[digital re-implantation, nerve repairs, etc.\] )
  • Concurrent use of verapamil
  • Prior enrollment in this trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

8351 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00182039

Start Date

October 1 2002

End Date

August 1 2007

Last Update

April 11 2008

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McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5