Status:

COMPLETED

The Influence of Intravenous Lidocaine on the Action of the Neuromuscular Blocker Rocuronium

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Geneva

Conditions:

Neuromuscular Block

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Lidocaine is a local anesthetic which is widely used in daily anesthesia and surgical practice. It has been shown that intravenous lidocaine given during an operation has analgesic properties. Finally...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult, age ≥18 to 60 years, male or female.
  • American Society of Anesthesiology \[ASA\] status I or II.
  • Patient is able to read and understand the information sheet and to sign and date the consent form.
  • Patient scheduled of elective surgery lasting longer than 120 min without need for continuous curarisation.
  • Surgery without application of local anesthetics (epidurals, wound-infiltration).
  • If the patient is female and of childbearing potential, she must have a negative pregnancy test.

Exclusion

  • A history of allergy or hypersensitivity to rocuronium or lidocaine
  • Neuromuscular disease
  • Preoperative medications known to influence neuromuscular function (for instance, certain antibiotics \[aminoglycosides\] and anticonvulsants \[phenytoine\])
  • Electrolyte abnormalities (for instance, hypermagnesemia)
  • Hepatic or renal insufficiency
  • Patients with epileptic disease
  • Patients with a body mass index \<19 or \>28 kg m2
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Expected difficult intubation or mask ventilation
  • Atrioventricular heart block II or III -

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

52 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00828373

Start Date

August 1 2009

End Date

August 1 2010

Last Update

July 15 2011

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University Hospitals of Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland, 1211