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CTRI Number  CTRI/2017/01/007699 [Registered on: 13/01/2017] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 18/06/2016
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of general anaesthesia using Desflurane at low flow (1 L/min)and medium flow rates (2L/min) 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of low (1 L/min) with medium (2 L/min) flow anaesthesia using Desflurane: effects on Oxygen concentration, Desflurane consumption and recovery profile 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Anjali Kundu 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  PGIMER, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital 
Address  Room No 415, Resident Doctors Hostel, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi.
Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi- 110001.
Central
DELHI
110001
India 
Phone  7042068660  
Fax    
Email  anjali.kundu@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Neerja Banerjee 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  PGIMER, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital 
Address  40/203, First floor, Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi-19.
Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi- 110001
South
DELHI
110019
India 
Phone  9810517575  
Fax    
Email  neerja.banerjee@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Neerja Banerjee 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  PGIMER, Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital 
Address  40/203, First floor, Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi-19
Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi- 110001.
South
DELHI
110019
India 
Phone  9810517575  
Fax    
Email  neerja.banerjee@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Not applicable 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  PGIMER DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL 
Address  BABA KHARAK SINGH MARG, NEW DELHI- 110001 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Nil  Nil 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Anjali Kundu  Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital  Department of Anaesthesiology, Room no. 301, Academic Block, PGIMER, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi-110001.
Central
DELHI 
7042068660

anjali.kundu@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  American Society of Anesthesiologists status I and II,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  1 L/min  Desflurane anaesthesia with fresh gas flow of 1 L/min 
Comparator Agent  2 L/min  Desflurane anaesthesia with fresh gas flow of 2 L/min 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.ASA status I and II.
2.Age group 18 to 60 years.
3.Posted for elective surgery under general anaesthesia.
4.Duration of the anaesthesia 90 to
180 minutes approximately
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Laparoscopic surgery.
2.Pregnancy.
3.Obesity with BMI > 30. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the inspired and expired oxygen and desflurane concentrations in low flow(1 L/min) with medium flow (2 L/min) desflurane anaesthesia  Baseline(pre operative)
10 mins
20 mins
30 mins
60 mins
90 mins
120 mins
150 mins
180 mins
ABG- Baseline
20 mins after switching to low flow
20 mins before reversal 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the recovery profile and desflurane consumption of the patients of low flow (1 L/min) with medium flow (2 L/min) desflurane anaesthesia  MODIFIED ALDRETE SCORE -
5 mins
15 mins
30 mins 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/03/2015 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="5"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Closed to Recruitment of Participants 
Publication Details   Yet to be published. 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary  
Low flow anaesthesia is defined as any technique where the fresh gas flow is less than the alveolar ventilation.Low solubility inhalational anaesthetic agents and high precision monitoring techniques have enabled modern day anaesthesiologists to employ low flow anaesthesia on a daily basis.Therefore we planned to conduct this study to determine the efficacy of low flow Desflurane anaesthesia by comparing the effects of low flow Desflurane anaesthesia (1 L/min) with those of medium flow anaesthesia (2L/min) on Oxygen and Desflurane concentration, Desflurane consumption and recovery profile.

After obtaining approval from the institutional ethics committee, a randomised controlled study with two groups of patients(30 in each) of Low flow (1L/min) and Medium flow(2L/min) anaesthesia was conducted, comparing inspired and expired Oxygen and Desflurane concentrations, recovery profile of patients and Desflurane consumption between the two.

The parameters monitored in both the groups were heart rate, blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, pulse oximetry,nasopharyngeal temperature,capnography,inspired and expired concentrations of Oxygen, inspired and expired concentrationsof Nitrous oxide, inspired and expired concentrations of Desflurane,minimum alveolar concentration, bispectral index,arterial blood gas analysis. Modified Aldrete score was used for assessing recovery profile and total Desflurane consumption was calculated.

Based on the values of the above mentioned parameters the statistical analysis shall be formulated using the student’s t test and a p value of <0.05 will be considered statistically significant.

 
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