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Bispectral Index Monitoring During Testing in the Electrophysiology Lab

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Baystate Medical Center

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Tachycardia, Ventricular

Treatments

Device: Bispectral index monitoring
Other: Ramsey Sedation Scale

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

BACKGROUND Physician-guided moderate sedation, administered by a Registered Nurse has been the standard of practice for patients undergoing a wide range of electrophysiology procedures during the past decade. Currently a subjective sedation assessment tool is the standard of practice within the Electrophysiology Lab (EP Lab). Bispectral Index monitoring (BIS) is an objective measure of the depth of sedation presently employed at Baystate Medical Center in the Intensive Care Unit and within the department of anesthesia.

AIM The aim of this research study is to assess the utility of BIS monitoring in measuring the depth of sedation in patients undergoing defibrillation threshold testing (DFT). Our primary endpoint is: A change in OAAS scores of one point at the 30 minute data collection time period.

Our secondary endpoints are: Lack of explicit recall of DFT testing and measurement of perioperative level of comfort.

STUDY DESIGN AND SCOPE The population to be studied is those patients receiving a primary ICD implant or an ICD battery change with defibrillation threshold testing (DFT).

All patients who have consented for ICD placement and DFT testing with moderate sedation will be invited to participate in this research study. Patients who are not candidates for DFT testing, as is determined by the EP physician, will be excluded from the study.

Demographic data including: age, gender, BMI, current medications and history of sleep apnea will be collected. Data detailing the amount of drug administered during the procedure and any use of reversal agents, will be retrieved from the medical record.

The study will be conducted within the Electrophysiology lab at Baystate Medical Center. An enrollment of 60 subjects is expected to be completed within 6 months. 30 patients will originate from the outpatient population and 30 from the inpatient.

Follow up assessments using the OAAS scale will be completed at 30 min, 1 hour and 4 hours post procedure. Also, perioperative comfort and recall of DFT testing will be assessed at the 4 hour mark.

Full description

BACKGROUND Physician-guided moderate sedation, administered by a Registered Nurse has been the standard of practice for patients undergoing a wide range of electrophysiology procedures during the past decade. Currently a subjective sedation assessment tool is the standard of practice within the Electrophysiology Lab (EP Lab). Bispectral Index monitoring (BIS) is an objective measure of the depth of sedation presently employed at Baystate Medical Center in the Intensive Care Unit and within the department of anesthesia.

AIM The aim of this research study is to assess the utility of BIS monitoring in measuring the depth of sedation in patients undergoing defibrillation threshold testing (DFT). Our primary endpoint is: A change in Observer's Assessment of Alertness/Sedation Scales (OAAS) scores of one point at the 30 minute data collection time period.

Our secondary endpoints are: Lack of explicit recall of DFT testing and measurement of perioperative level of comfort.

STUDY DESIGN AND SCOPE The population to be studied is those patients receiving a primary ICD implant or an ICD battery change with defibrillation threshold testing (DFT).

All patients who have consented for ICD placement and DFT testing with moderate sedation will be invited to participate in this research study. Patients who are not candidates for DFT testing, as is determined by the EP physician, will be excluded from the study.

Demographic data including: age, gender, BMI, current medications and history of sleep apnea will be collected. Data detailing the amount of drug administered during the procedure and any use of reversal agents, will be retrieved from the medical record.

The study will be conducted within the Electrophysiology lab at Baystate Medical Center. An enrollment of 60 subjects is expected to be completed within 6 months. 30 patients will originate from the outpatient population and 30 from the inpatient.

Follow up assessments using the OAAS scale will be completed at 30 min, 1 hour and 4 hours post procedure. Also, perioperative comfort and recall of DFT testing will be assessed at the 4 hour mark.

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

All

Ages

21 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients who are having ICD placement and DFT testing will be invited to participate in this research study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who are not candidates for DFT testing, as is determined by the EP physician
  • An example of such a patient would be one who is hemodynamically unstable;
  • DFT testing is contraindicated in this case.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

20 participants in 2 patient groups

ICD testing BIS
Active Comparator group
Description:
Bispectral Index Monitoring will be used to assess adequacy of moderate sedation during DFT.
Treatment:
Device: Bispectral index monitoring
ICD testing Ramsey
Active Comparator group
Description:
Ramsey Sedation Scale will be used to assess adequacy of moderate sedation during DFT
Treatment:
Other: Ramsey Sedation Scale

Trial contacts and locations

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