Reevaluation Of Systemic Early Neuromuscular Blockade

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT02509078

Purpose

This study evaluates whether giving a neuromuscular blocker (skeletal muscle relaxant) to a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome will improve survival. Half of the patients will receive a neuromuscular blocker for two days and in the other half the use of neuromuscular blockers will be discouraged.

Official Title

Reevaluation Of Systemic Early Neuromuscular Blockade

Stanford Investigator(s)

Joseph Levitt, MD, MS
Joseph Levitt, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)

Matthew Strehlow
Matthew Strehlow

Professor of Emergency Medicine (Adult Clinical/Academic)

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age \> 18 years
2. Presence of all of the following conditions for \< 48 hours:

i. PaO2/FiO2 \< 150 with PEEP \>/= 8 cm H2O OR, if ABG not available, SaO2/FiO2 ratio that is equivalent to a PaO2/FiO2 \< 150 with PEEP \>/= 8 cm H2O , and a confirmatory SaO2/FiO2 ratio that is again equivalent 1-6 hours later

ii. Bilateral opacities not fully explained by effusions, lobar/lung collapse, or nodules.

iii. Respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or fluid overload; need objective assessment (e.g., echocardiography) to exclude hydrostatic edema if no risk factor present.

Patients must be enrolled within 48 hours of meeting inclusion criteria.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Lack of informed consent
2. Continuous neuromuscular blockade at enrollment
3. Known pregnancy
4. Currently receiving ECMO therapy
5. Chronic respiratory failure defined as PaCO2 \> 60 mm Hg in the outpatient setting
6. Home mechanical ventilation (non-invasive ventilation or via tracheotomy) except for CPAP/BIPAP used solely for sleep-disordered breathing
7. Actual body weight exceeding 1 kg per centimeter of height
8. Severe chronic liver disease defined as a Child-Pugh score of 12-15 (Appendix A2)
9. Bone marrow transplantation within the last 1 year
10. Expected duration of mechanical ventilation of \< 48 hours
11. Decision to withhold life-sustaining treatment; except in those patients committed to full support except cardiopulmonary resuscitation if an actual cardiac arrest occurs
12. Moribund patient not expected to survive 24 hours; if CPR provided, assess for moribund status greater than 6 from CPR conclusion
13. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage from vasculitis
14. Burns \> 70% total body surface
15. Unwillingness to utilize the ARDS Network 6 ml/kg IBW ventilation protocol
16. Previous hypersensitivity or anaphylactic reaction to cisatracurium
17. Neuromuscular conditions that may potentiate neuromuscular blockade and/or impair spontaneous ventilation (Appendix A2)
18. Neurologic conditions undergoing treatment for intracranial hypertension
19. Enrollment in an interventional ARDS trial with direct impact on neuromuscular blockade and PEEP
20. \>120 hours of mechanical ventilation
21. P/F \< 200 mmHg at the time of randomization (if available)

Intervention(s):

drug: Cisatracurium Besylate

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
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Stanford, CA 94305
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