Status:

COMPLETED

Multi-center Isoelectric EEG Study in Children Under General Anesthesia

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

Royal Children's Hospital

Conditions:

Electroencephalography

General Anesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 36 years

Brief Summary

Multi-center, prospective, observational study investigating the incidence of isoelectric electroencephalography (EEG) events and the associated peri-operative factors in infants 0-3yo undergoing gene...

Detailed Description

Study will consist of placing a forehead EEG on the subject prior to induction of general anesthesia. EEG recording will continue until the end of anesthesia care. The anesthesiologist will be blinded...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 0 to 36 (inclusive) months
  • Greater than 36 weeks post-menstrual age (PMA) on the day of study
  • Undergo general anesthesia for surgery that is expected to last more than 30 minutes (combined anesthesia and surgical time).
  • Anesthetic maintenance with Sevoflurane if using volatile anesthetic or Propofol infusion if using total intravenous anesthetic.
  • Expected airway management with a Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) or tracheal tube.
  • Parental/legal guardian permission (informed consent) obtained

Exclusion

  • American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) (physical status) greater than 3
  • Structural/anatomical frontal brain malformations or other circumstances that make it difficult to apply the sensor to the forehead.
  • History of abnormal EEG or severe neurological abnormalities.
  • Scheduled for surgery above the neck, cardiac, brain, or emergency surgery.
  • Known allergy or adverse reaction to ECG adhesives.
  • On a sedative infusion (eg, propofol, morphine, fentanyl, midazolam, dexmedetomidine, ketamine) or recently on a sedative infusion (discontinued \<24 hours ago)
  • Received ketamine within 8 hours prior to the induction of general anesthesia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 21 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 27 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

687 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03432351

Start Date

June 21 2018

End Date

February 27 2020

Last Update

February 28 2020

Active Locations (15)

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229

2

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

3

Children's Medical Center Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235

4

Children's Hospital at Westmead

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia, 2145