Overview

Intubation Conditions After RSI Using Rocuronium With Ephedrine Pretreatment

Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-09-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
This trial will study if ephedrine pretreatment before low doses of rocuronium (0.6 or 0.8 mg/kg) would provide similar intubating conditions as with the high dose of 1.2 mg/kg in patients undergoing RSII.
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Ain Shams University
Treatments:
Ephedrine
Rocuronium
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- ASA physical status I or II

Exclusion Criteria:

- Neuromuscular disease: myopathies

- On drugs that interact with the neuromuscular junction or ephedrine

- Cardiovascular disease: hypertension or ischemic heart disease

- Increased risk of pulmonary aspiration:

- GERD

- Pregnancy

- Anticipated airway difficulties:

- Mallampati grade III or IV

- Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2),

- Hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs