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NCT03939923

Role of Sugammadex as Reversal Agent in Patients Extubated Immediately After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

Completed Phase 4 Results posted Last updated 27 December 2023
What this trial tests

Phase 4 trial testing Rocuronium in Surgery in 84 participants. Completed in 30 July 2021.

Timeline
1 May 2019
Primary endpoint
30 July 2021
30 July 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsorWest Virginia University
PhasePhase 4
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingsingle
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment84
Start date1 May 2019
Primary completion30 July 2021
Estimated completion30 July 2021
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

West Virginia University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 70, any sex, with Surgery or Coronary Artery Disease. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Time to Extubation Primary · 0 minutes of study drug to 3 days after study drug administration

Time to extubation: West Virginia University Hospitals use an electronic medical record (EMR) to chart "procedure stop." The definition for "time to extubation" is from the time the investigators chart "procedure stop" to the time of "extubation".

GroupValue95% CI
Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate10.4± 5.9
Sugammadex6± 4.7
Heart Rate Secondary · 0 minutes to 2 hours after study drug administration

Heart rate post-reversal prior to extubation

GroupValue95% CI
Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate81.5385± 13.6302
Sugammadex81.1622± 10.9735
Blood Pressure (First Measurement of Systolic Blood Pressure Post Reversal) Secondary · 0 minutes to 2 hours after study drug administration

Blood pressure; measure of systolic blood pressure of subject is obtained post-reversal prior to extubation of trachea

GroupValue95% CI
Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate105.6± 18.2067
Sugammadex112.1± 14.939
Tidal Volume Secondary · between 30 minutes to 1 hour after extubation

Tidal volume post-reversal prior to extubation

GroupValue95% CI
Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate1.16± 0.5957
Sugammadex1.0975± 0.4977
Peak Flow Rate Secondary · 30-60 minutes post-extubation

Peak flow rate - measured by peak flow meter post-extubation at 30-60 mins

GroupValue95% CI
Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate1.4609± 0.9968
Sugammadex1.416± 0.8466
Swallowing Capacity Secondary · Between 30 and 60 minutes post-extubation

In the intensive care unit: If the patient awake and alert, is able to be positioned, can cough when asked, able to follow command to lick top and bottom lip, and is able to breathe freely then a registered nurse bedside swallowing/dysphagia screen is performed at a time point somewhere between 30 and 60 minutes following the operating room extubation. To perform the screen, a teaspoon is used to place distilled water on each subject's tongue, 3 mL each time 2 consecutive times. Then 3 ounces of water intake. The patient is asked to swallow the water to evaluate the swallowing ability. Aspirat

GroupValue95% CI
Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate29
Sugammadex33
Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate4
Sugammadex2
Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate3
Sugammadex0

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: Adverse events were collected for a 24 hour period. The 24 hour period begins when surgery stop is designated in the electronic medical record.. Reporting threshold: 2.8%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate
Serious: 2/36 (6%)
Deaths: 0/36
Sugammadex
Serious: 1/35 (3%)
Deaths: 0/35

Serious adverse events (3 terms)

ReactionSystemNeostigmine/GlycopyrrolateSugammadex
Myocardial InfarctionCardiac disorders
R ICA StrokeVascular disorders
R MCA StrokeVascular disorders
Other adverse events (2 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemNeostigmine/GlycopyrrolateSugammadex
Atrial FibrillationCardiac disorders
Incomplete Right Bundle Branch BlockCardiac disorders

Most-reported serious reactions: Myocardial Infarction, R ICA Stroke, R MCA Stroke.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03939923 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this study is to examine whether the use of Sugammadex will reduce time from reversal to extubation and improve other post extubation outcomes in Coronary artery bypass grafting patients. This study is a prospective, clinical interventional, randomized single blinded single-center design. The nurses in the cardiac intensive care unit will be blinded to treatment allocation (Group 1 or 2).

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Reversal of neuromuscular blockade after coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized control trial.
    Ellison MB, Statler A, Grose B, Sloyer D, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41437213 · DOI 10.1186/s12871-025-03456-6

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