Active clinical trials for "Hypotension"

In recent studies, it has been reported that the renal resistive index is effective in detecting postoperative acute kidney injury in the early period. This study aims to evaluate the preoperative and postoperative renal resistive index variation with intraoperative controlled hypotension and research the renal resistive index's utility in the early detection of renal dysfunction that may develop after surgery.

QTc prolongation and premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are common in hemodialysis (HD) patients and are associated with sudden cardiac death. It is known that higher dialysate bicarbonate is associated with more QTc prolongation during HD sessions. This study aims to assess the effects of lower (30 mEq/L) versus higher (35 mEq/L) dialysate bicarbonate in adult maintenance HD patients admitted to the hospital. The investigators will randomly assign subjects to lower versus higher dialysate bicarbonate concentrations during their hospital stay for up to a maximum of six HD sessions or until their hospital discharge.

Rationale: Systolic hypertension represents the leading risk for burden of disease among older adults (age >70 years), with an increasing prevalence due to the increase in lifespan. Antihypertensive drug treatment (AHT) is beneficial in fit (non-frail) older adults, with substantial (≈40 %) risk reductions for cardiovascular events and mortality. Scarce evidence exists on the risks of adverse effects related to AHT. It has been suggested in medical literature that AHT in frail elderly might cause cerebral hypoperfusion and/or orthostatic hypotension. Therefore, current guidelines advise clinicians to be more cautious regarding treatment targets in this population. However, the evidence for these adverse effects is limited to observational and cross-sectional data and opinion pieces. In contrast to the suggestion of potential adverse effects of AHT in elderly, recent experimental data and secondary analyses of clinical trials do not provide support for this statement. However, evidence in frail older patients remains scarce. Studies that directly examine the safety of AHT with regard to cerebral hemodynamics and orthostatic tolerance in frail elderly are needed to inform potential changes in current treatment guidelines and prevent undertreatment of hypertension in frail older patients. Objective: To examine the impact of medication induced systolic BP (SBP) reductions ≥10 mmHg, while reaching a treatment target of ≤140 mmHg, on cerebral blood flow (CBF) in frail elderly with untreated or uncontrolled systolic hypertension at baseline. We hypothesise that these blood pressure lowering targets (which are consistent with clinical guidelines for non-frail older patients) are not accompanied by detrimental reductions in CBF (i.e. >10% from baseline). Study design: An explorative observational study will be performed to examine the effects of medication induced SBP reductions ≥10 mmHg to office SBP ≤140 mmHg on CBF in frail elderly with untreated or uncontrolled hypertension. Participants will be treated as in usual patient care for older adults with hypertension. Participants will undergo one baseline assessment before exposure to (additional) AHT, followed by in duplo follow-up assessments 6-10 weeks after the start of AHT. The in duplo follow-up evaluations will be performed on separate days within 2 weeks while continuing treatment. Study population: Twelve frail (Clinical Frailty Scale 4-7) elderly (age ≥70 years) with untreated or uncontrolled systolic hypertension (office SBP ≥150 mmHg) that will be subjected to (additional) AHT as part of regular care. Main study parameters/endpoints: The change in resting CBF from baseline to follow-up (i.e. the average of the in duplo follow-up assessments). Secondary outcomes relate to cerebrovascular autoregulation (CA) and orthostatic tolerance. Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: Subjects will be subjected to AHT, essentially identical to what is considered 'guideline care', while their wellbeing will be monitored closely. Since all study procedures and used measurement techniques are non-invasive, the nature and extent of burden and risks associated with participation and measurements are negligible.

The overall objective of this double blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to compare specific outcomes three medications (Dexmedetomidine, Nicardipine, and Labetalol) which are routinely used to lower blood pressure used during general anesthesia for orthognathic (jaw) surgery. The investigators will evaluate healthy adult male and female patients who require jaw surgery at Boston Medical Center which will be performed by the principal investigator. The anticipated 90 participants will be randomized into three groups: Dexmedetomidine group, Nicardipine group, and Labetalol group. All medications will be given intravenously during their operation. Several outcomes (surgical field visibility, estimated blood loss, hemodynamic parameters -including systolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, and heart rate, operation time, and adverse events will be compared among the three groups. Each participant will be enrolled in the study for approximately 1-3 months. This time includes the pre-operative visit, the surgical procedure, and a 1-week post-operative visit. Each participant will be followed for 30 days post-operatively. These visits are part of the standard of care, and no additional visits will be required specifically for research purposes only.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of different 6% hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) coload volumes on the 90% effective dose of norepinephrine infusion prophylaxis for hypotension during spinal anesthesia for cesarean section.

Hyperemia with adenosine was an elemental process in FFR examination. Adenosine injection will induce some discomfort, and increase cost expenditure. Nitroglycerine will induce an acute drop of Pd/Pa, and this lowest Pd/Pa was determined as NTG-Pd/Pa. NTG-Pd/Pa has a linear relationship with FFR value and has a good diagnostic accuracy to predict FFR≤0.80 in our recent study. There is only one prospective study report on the relationship between NTG-Pd/Pa and FFR. In this study, we aim to evaluate the safety of NTG-Pd/Pa, the repeatability and dose-response of this novel index. Furthermore, we will investigate the diagnostic accuracy of NTG-Pd/Pa, with FFR≤0.8 and Resting full-cycle ratio≤0.89 as ischemic threshold respectively.

Study objectives: To determine whether, in critically ill patients with Acute Kidney Injury requiring renal replacement therapy (AKI-RRT), randomization to receive intravenous hyperoncotic albumin 20-25% (100 mL X two doses) compared to control/placebo normal saline boluses (100 mL X two doses) given during RRT sessions, leads to: An increase in organ support-free days (primary outcome) at 28 days following initiation of RRT; and An increase in RRT-free days (principal secondary outcome) at 28 days following initiation of RRT.

The study aims to assess internal jugular vein ultrasound derived measurements and indices prior to spinal anesthesia in elderly population who fulfills predetermined inclusion criteria and might greatly benefit from an appropriate hemodynamic control during orthopedic surgery. Therefore, it is evaluated the diagnostic performance of these indices in predicting spinal-induced hypotension in this subset of participants.

MAIN AIM OF THE STUDY To establish whether hemodynamic management guided by the hypotension prediction index (HPI) guided by the administration of intravenous fluids and vasoactive drugs in patients undergoing elective major abdominal surgery reduces the incidence of postoperative moderate-severe acute kidney injury (AKI) in the 30 days after surgery. STUDY DESIGN A low intervention level clinical, blinded, controlled, randomized, multicenter, with daily follow-up of patients until hospital discharge and of postoperative complications and mortality 30 days after surgery will be performed. This is a low-intervention clinical trial comparing standard treatments: The drugs used in the investigation are licensed. The drugs are used according to the indications contemplated in the technical data sheet and there are published scientific data on their efficacy and safety. The complementary diagnostic or follow-up procedures entail a very limited additional risk or burden to the safety of the subjects, which is minimal compared to that of standard clinical practice. STUDY DISEASE Intraoperative hemodynamic monitoring and management in surgical patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. STUDY POPULATION AND TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS The sample of this study consists of patients of both genders, aged over 65 years and/or physical status ASA III or IV, undergoing elective major abdominal surgery (abdominal, urological, gynecological) under general/combined anesthesia (using laparoscopic or open approaches. To detect a 5% absolute reduction (from 10% to 5%) in the primary outcome variable (postoperative AKI up to 30 days) with a sample size ratio of 1%, and an overall type I error rate of 5%, we need 870 patients (435 per arm). Assuming a 10% loss rate, the total amounts to 958 patients, 479 for each group. DURATION OF THE STUDY The total planned duration of the overall study, which includes authorization, recruitment of subjects, and follow-up of subjects until completion of the analysis of the results obtained, is 19 months.

Postprandial hypotension (PPH) and post-induction hypotension (PIH) are very common in the elderly population and are associated with a variety of poor outcomes.The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between PPH and perioperative adverse events such as PIH in the elderly.