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Post-operative oxygen delivery in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery to reduce morbidity
ISRCTN ISRCTN76894700
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title Post-operative oxygen delivery in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery to reduce morbidity
Scientific title Prospective randomised controlled trial of post-operative optimisation of oxygen delivery in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery to reduce morbidity
Acronym POM-O
Serial number at source UK NIHR CSP 22346
Study hypothesis Enhancing oxygen delivery to a pre-determined target immediately post-operatively reduces post-operative morbidity and length of hospital stay in high risk surgical patients.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Outer South East London REC - South London REC Office (4) approved on the 29th December 2009 (ref: 09/H0805/58)
Study design Two-centre randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Post-operative morbidity
Participants - inclusion criteria Patients undergoing major elective major surgical procedures that are associated with a high incidence of post-operative morbidity (abdominal/oesophageal/hepatic resection/gynaecology/urological reconstructive surgery) and who meet the following criteria:
1. American Society of Anaesthesiologists risk grade 3 - 4
2. Aged greater than 50 years, either sex
3. Greater than two risk factors defined by the Revised Cardiac Risk Index
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Concurrent lithium therapy (incompatible with cardiac output monitoring device)
2. Acute myocardial ischaemia (contraindication for inotropic support)
3. Acute arrhythmias (contraindication for inotropic support)
4. Pregnancy (lithium-based cardiac output monitoring device)
5. Patients receiving palliative treatment only
Anticipated start date 01/03/2010
Anticipated end date 01/03/2013
Status of trial Ongoing
Patient information material Can be found at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/anaesthesia/trials
Target number of participants 204
Interventions Patients randomised to undergo fluid with/without inotropic support (goal directed therapy) to achieve pre-defined oxygen delivery target for 6 hours immediately post-operatively.
Primary outcome measure(s) Reduction in post-operative morbidity on day 3 post-operatively as defined by the Post-Operative Morbidity Survey (POMS)
Secondary outcome measure(s) Measured pre-operatively and at 1, 2, 5 and 8 days post-operatively:
1. Immune, bioenergetic, microcirculatory and cellular correlates associated with development of post-operative morbidity
2. Length of hospital stay
Sources of funding 1. Academy of Medical Sciences/Health Foundation (UK) - Clinician Scientist award to Dr GL Ackland
2. University College London Hospitals NHS Trust/University College London (UK) - Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre
3. University College London (UK) - Centre for Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Trial website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/anaesthesia/trials
Publications
Contact name Dr  Gareth  Ackland
  Address Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research,
University College London,
Gower Street
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode WC1E 6BT
  Country United Kingdom
  Email g.ackland@ucl.ac.uk
Sponsor University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
  Address Joint UCLH/UCL Biomedical Research Unit
1st Floor, Maples House
149 Tottenham Court Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W1T 7NF
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7380 6978
  Email n.mcnally@ucl.ac.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/joint-rd-unit
Date applied 22/01/2010
Last edited 15/03/2010
Date ISRCTN assigned 15/03/2010
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