OPEN THORUS: LUS to Assess Lung Injury After Lung Lobectomy

Sponsor
Hospital General Universitario de Valencia (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT04755478
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess whether lung ultrasound is able to detect lung injury after lung resection surgery.

Detailed Description

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) are common after lung resection surgery, with an incidence that ranges between 11-32%. As PPC are associated with worse outcomes, many studies aim to find predictors that identify high risk patients and prompt specific interventions and/or monitoring and hence, improve outcomes. PPC result from lung injury inherent to lung resection surgery. Lung aeration changes seen with lung ultrasound (LUS) could detect lung injury and thus, identify patients at high risk of PPC. The underlying mechanisms of lung injury are different in the dependent and non-dependent lung; oxidative stress in both lungs, lung injury associated with one-lung ventilation in the dependent lung and ischemia/reperfusion or surgical manipulation in the non-dependent lung. LUS evaluates the dependent and non-dependent lung separately and so it can be valuable in understanding the characteristics and intensity of lung injury in each lung specifically.

This is a prospective, single-centre, observational study in which 30 consecutive participants with non-small cell lung cancer scheduled for lobectomy will be recruited. Participants will be divided in two groups depending on the surgical approach. First group will be lobectomy via thoracotomy. Second group will be lobectomy via VATS. Participants will be recruited consecutively until there are 15 patients in each group. LUS will be performed in each participant's operated and non-operated lung at three predefined time points: before surgery, after extubation and 24 h after surgery. Each hemithorax will be divided into 6 areas: anterior, lateral and posterior, separated by the anterior and posterior axillary lines, each divided into upper and lower zones. For each echographic examination, cineloops of the most pathological findings in each area will be stored and analysed offline by two independent and blinded anaesthesiologists. From these, a semiquantitative score, the modified lung ultrasound score (mLUSS), will be calculated for each hemithorax to assess lung aeration at each time point. The level of agreement for mLUSS will be tested. At the same predefined time points blood plasma samples will be collected, flash-frozen and stored in order to measure levels of the inflammatory mediators IL-6, IL-10 and TNFα.

The investigators hypothesise that LUS can detect lung injury after lung resection surgery. The primary objective of the study is to assess changes in lung aeration after lung resection with mLUSS. Secondary objectives are, first, to describe LUS findings after lung resection surgery, second, to assess the ability of mLUSS to detect oxygenation changes after lung resection and third, to compare the behaviour of inflammatory mediators in plasma with mLUSS changes.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Anticipated Enrollment :
30 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Ultrasound Assessment of Aeration Changes After Lung Lobectomy: a Pilot Study
Actual Study Start Date :
Jan 28, 2021
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Aug 30, 2021
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Oct 31, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Lung lobectomy via open thoracotomy

participants scheduled for lung lobectomy via open thoracotomy

Procedure: Thoracotomy
Participants will undergo lobectomy via open thoracotomy at the discretion of the surgical team.

Lung lobectomy via VATS

participants scheduled for lung lobectomy via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Procedure: VATS
Participants will undergo lobectomy via VATS at the discretion of the surgical team.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Change in mLUSS after lung resection. [preoperative vs immediate postoperative period vs 24 hours after surgery.]

    The modified lung ultrasound score (mLUSS) ranges 0-36; the higher the score, the less aeration (worse).

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. LUS feasibility in the dependent and non-dependent lung. [Preoperative vs immediate postoperative period vs 24 hours after surgery.]

    Percetage of patients in which ultrasound examination is feasible. There is no important surgical emphysema and/or the dressings or chest tubes do not preclude the feasibility of the examination.

  2. Changes in oxygenation (PAFI) after lung resection. [Preoperative vs immediate postoperative vs 24 hours after surgery.]

    PAFI is the ratio between paO2 and fraction of inspired oxygen; the lower, the worse.

  3. Changes in plasma cytokine IL-6 after lung resection. [Preoperative vs immediate postoperative vs 24 hours after surgery.]

  4. Changes in plasma cytokine IL-10 after lung resection. [Preoperative vs immediate postoperative vs 24 hours after surgery.]

  5. Changes in plasma TNFα after lung resection. [Preoperative vs immediate postoperative vs 24 hours after surgery.]

  6. Changes in blood bone natriuretic peptide (BNP) after lung resection. [Preoperative vs immediate postoperative vs 24 hours after surgery.]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Age > 18

  • ASA I-III

  • Non-small cell lung neoplasm

  • Elective lung lobectomy

  • Under one-lung ventilation

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Pregnancy

  • Respiratory tract infection the previous month

  • Diagnosed pulmonary fibrosis

  • Predicted FEV < 40%

  • Surgery that includes resection of the thoracic wall or the diaphragm

  • Neoplasm metastasis

  • Obesity class II or more (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m^2)

  • Risk of malnutrition CONUT > 1

  • Hemoglobin < 10 g/dl

  • Chronic kidney failure: glomerular filtration < 60 ml/min/m^2, nephrectomy, kidney transplantation

  • Treatment with corticosteroids or immunosuppressive agents 3 months before surgery

  • Transfusion of blood products during the previous 10 days

  • Heart failure (New York Heart Association Functional Class 3 or 4) during the week before surgery.

  • Heart valve diseases over stage B of the American College of Cardiology/American

  • Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines 2014

  • Diastolic dysfunction

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Hospital General Universitario de Valencia Valencia Spain 46014

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ana Broseta Lleó, Consultant, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Ana Broseta Lleó, Principal Investigator, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04755478
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • OPEN THORUS
First Posted:
Feb 16, 2021
Last Update Posted:
Feb 16, 2021
Last Verified:
Feb 1, 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Ana Broseta Lleó, Principal Investigator, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 16, 2021