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Effect of Magnesium Sulphate Pretreatment in Pediatric Abdominal Surgery

Phase II / Phase III Interventional Muscle Relaxation

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: MgSO4, Cis-Atracurium.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Muscle Relaxation. Basic parameters: 2 years — 12 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Egypt
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Official title

Effect of Magnesium Sulphate Pretreatment on the Onset and Duration of Intense and Deep Neuromuscular Block of Rocuronium Versus Cis-Atracurium in Pediatric Abdominal Surgery

Overview

In this study, the investigators will compare the effect of magnesium sulphate pretreatment on the onset and duration of intense and deep neuromuscular Block of rocuronium versus Cis-Atracurium and on the period of no response to nerve stimulation in children undergoing elective open abdominal surgeries.

Detailed description

Deep neuromuscular blockade is known to improve surgical conditions in procedures such as abdominal or pelvic laparoscopic surgery, laparotomy and laryngeal surgery. In addition, deep neuromuscular blockade enables a reduction in pneumoperitoneal pressure, postoperative pain and the incidence of intra-operative and postoperative adverse events. Correspondingly, the use of deep neuromuscular blockade is increasing, and for its maintenance neuromuscular monitoring is essential; the use of neostigmine may also be helpful in achieving a rapid recovery. Magnesium sulphate has gained prominence as an adjuvant drug in multimodal anesthesia and pain medicine. It has several clinical indications, including attenuation of the adrenergic response to tracheal intubation and improved peri-operative analgesia. Magnesium sulphate also enhances the action of non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs, resulting in potentiation of neuromuscular blockade (NMB).The site of magnesium potentiation of neuromuscular blocking drugs is the motor end plate, where magnesium reduces the release of prejunctional acetylcholine, thereby decreasing the muscle membrane excitability. However, limited data exist concerning the effect of magnesium sulphate on the duration of deep or intense NMB and on the period of no response to nerve stimulation. In this study, the investigators will compare the effect of magnesium sulphate pretreatment on the onset and duration of intense and deep neuromuscular Block of rocuronium versus Cis-Atracurium and on the period of no response to nerve stimulation in children undergoing elective open abdominal surgeries.

Interventions

  • Drug MgSO4
    The patients will be pretreated with magnesium sulphate infusion (30 mg kg-1, total volume 100 ml, infusion rate 5 ml min-1) 20 min. before induction of anesthesia.
  • Drug Cis-Atracurium
    Cis-Atracurium will be administered at 0.1-0.15 mg/kg IV bolus for intubation and maintenance at a dose of 0.03 mg/kg iv on fixed intervals.

Primary outcome measures

  • The time of no response to nerve stimulation (seconds) [Time frame: Intraoperative]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
  • Duration of deep NMB (seconds) [Time frame: Intraoperative]
  • The duration of moderate NMB (seconds) [Time frame: Intraoperative.]
  • NMB onset time (in seconds). [Time frame: Intraoperative.]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Age group 2-12 years old
  • Both genders
  • Children who will be scheduled to undergo elective laparoscopic surgeries.
  • Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologist physical status classification of 1 or 2-

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who are beyond the selected age group.
  • Patients on medications that interfered with muscle activity.
  • Allergy to medications used in this study.
  • Neuro-muscular diseases.
  • Renal or hepatic impairment.
  • Hypermagnesemia (>2.5 mmol) or hypomagnesemia (<1.7 mmol).
  • Parental refusal to participate in the study

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Egypt · 2 centers
  • Pediatric hospital, faculty of medicine, Assiut university — Asyut
  • Pediatric hospital — Asyut

Identifiers

NCT: NCT05736744 · 04-2022-200028

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗