Clinical trials: General Anesthetics
Hypotension, Anesthesia
Methohexital v Propofol as General Anesthetic in Patients on ACEIs or ARBs
Patient undergoing general anesthesia in elective surgery will be assigned to receive either methohexital or propofol general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT02624050
- Testing
- Methohexital, Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Anesthetic Gas Consumption and Cost-Effectiveness
Comparison of Different Ventilator and Vaporizer Technologies to Study Economic and Environmental Implications
The purpose of this study is to test whether or not the use of a low volume ventilator in an anesthesia machine reduces anesthetic costs significantly as compared to other high volume machines.
- Trial name
- NCT04851314
- Testing
- ICU certified ventilator, Non-ICU certified ventilator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Deep Sedation, Anesthesia, General
Addition of Nitrous Oxide and Its Effects on Depth of Anesthesia
The study hypothesizes that adding 60% nitrous oxide to a steady state sevoflurance or propofol anesthetic will lead to a decrease in both BIS and Entropy indices during a constant level of surgical stimulus
- Trial name
- N20 (NCT00717574)
- Testing
- Sevoflurane group, Propofol group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Anesthesia Induced Hypothermia, Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia
Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Blanket Used to Prevent Anesthesia Induced Hypothermia
The investigation was designed as an Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomised, Controlled Investigation to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the BARRIER® EasyWarm Active Self-Warming Blanket Used for Continuous Active Warming to…
- Trial name
- NCT01900067
- Testing
- BARRIER® EasyWarm Active Self-Warming Blanket
- Volunteers
- 271 people
- Sponsor
- Molnlycke Health Care AB
Cystoscopes, Baxter Anaesthesia Brand of Desflurane
Comparing Desflurane to Sevoflurane for the Effect on Recovery Time in Patients Undergoing Urological Cystoscope Surgery
This is a single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blind, double-arm trial including 68 subjects scheduled to undergo urological cystoscope surgeries under general anesthesia (GA) with intubation through a laryngeal mask…
- Conditions
- Cystoscopes, Baxter Anaesthesia Brand of Desflurane, Sevoflurane
- Trial name
- NCT01219881
- Testing
- Desflurane, Sevoflurane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Elevated Cardiac Risk, Coronary Arteries Disease Risk
Cardiovascular Safety of Xenon in General Anaesthesia, in Patient With Cardiovascular Risk in Non Cardiac Surgery
The Primary Objective is to show non inferiority in cardiac safety (i.e myocardial necrosis-MN- assessed by positive cardiac Troponin I -cTnI- ultrasensitive assay) of a Xenon based general anesthesia procedure in patients with…
- Trial name
- CARVASAXe (NCT01120405)
- Testing
- Xenon, Sevoflurane
- Where
- 13 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Air Liquide Santé International
Surgery, Shoulder Impingement
Pupillary Pain Index to Evaluate Interscalene Block and Postoperative Pain in Patients Underwent Shoulder Surgery
When an individual encounters nociceptive pain stimuli, the pupil dilates in a unique manner known as Pupil reflex dilation (PRD).The degree of pupillary reflex dilatation can be further quantified into an objective parameter…
- Trial name
- NCT05590767
- Testing
- Patients scheduled to undergo shoulder rotators repair surgery
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)
Coronary Artery Disease, General Anesthetic Drug Allergy
Xenon Compared to Sevoflurane and Total Intravenous Anaesthesia for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Xenon is a gaseous anaesthetic agent registered in several European countries. It has been administered safely during cardiac surgery in pilot studies.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, General Anesthetic Drug Allergy, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT01294163
- Testing
- Xenon, Sevoflurane, Propofol
- Where
- 17 sites in France, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 509 people
- Sponsor
- Air Liquide Santé International
Post Operative Delirium
Effect of Anesthesia on Post-operative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
The purpose of this study is evaluate postoperative delirium after general anesthesia and regional anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.
- Trial name
- RAGADelirium (NCT02213380)
- Testing
- method of anesthesia
- Where
- 13 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 950 people
- Sponsor
- Wenzhou Medical University
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Cerebral Blood Flow During Propofol Anaesthesia
General anaesthesia often reduces blood pressure whereby blood flow to the brain and other vital organs may become insufficient. Thus, medicine is often administered during anaesthesia to maintain blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT02951273
- Testing
- Study of cerebral blood flow
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Airway Complication of Anaesthesia, Healthy
The Effects of General Anesthetics on Upper Airway Collapsibility in Healthy Subjects
The investigators hypothesize that propofol, when compared to sevoflurane, causes the upper airway to collapse more easily and causes less activity in the tongue muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT01557920
- Testing
- Propofol, Sevoflurane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Osteoarthritis
General or Regional Anesthesia for Hip Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether general anaesthesia or regional anaesthesia is best for patients undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT01733472
- Testing
- GA-arm, remifentanil, RA-arm
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
General Anesthesia, Propofol Target-controlled Infusion
Effects of Epidural Local Anesthetics on Propofol Induction
The investigators designed a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study to determine whether thoracic epidural anesthesia(TEA) with different local anesthetics has different influences on the propofol dose during induction.
- Conditions
- General Anesthesia, Propofol Target-controlled Infusion, Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT02000973
- Testing
- Lidocaine, Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- First Hospital of China Medical University
Fluid Overload
Does Fluid Requirement Decrease With the Use of Pneumatic Compression Device on Lower Limbs
Impact of intraoperative use of pneumatic peristaltic compression device on hemodynamics vis a vis on fluid requirement during general anaesthesia and surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03789474
- Testing
- HUNTLEIGH FLOWTRON ACS900
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
Underdosing of Other General Anesthetics
Influence of Mild Hypothermia on Reversal of Rocuronium With Sugammadex
The primary efficacy endpoint is the time from the start of administration of sugammadex to recovery of the TOF ratio to 0.9 in deep neuromuscular block (1-2 twitches post-tetanic count) induced by rocuronium during mild…
- Trial name
- NCT01965067
- Testing
- sugammadex
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- MSD Korea Ltd.
Complication of Surgical Procedure, Acute Respiratory Failure, Adult
Prospective Evaluation of a RIsk Score for Postoperative Pulmonary COmPlications in Europe
Prospective Evaluation of a RIsk Score for postoperative pulmonary COmPlications in Europe (PERISCOPE) is a multi-centre, international observational study of a random-sample cohort of patients undergoing a nonobstetric…
- Conditions
- Complication of Surgical Procedure, Acute Respiratory Failure, Adult, Postoperative Respiratory Complications, Pulmonary Failure
- Trial name
- PERISCOPE (NCT01346709)
- Where
- 63 sites in Albania, Belgium and 19 more
- Volunteers
- 5,450 people
- Sponsor
- European Society of Anaesthesiology
Carotid Artery Stenosis
Time to Post-Anesthesia Neurological Evaluation With Three Different Anesthetic Techniques
The objective of this pilot study is to analyze the differences in time to first postoperative neurological examination (cranial nerve XII - tongue movement, movement of extremities) and intraoperative hemodynamic stability with…
- Trial name
- NCT03996148
- Testing
- Remifentanil, Propofol, and Desflurane, Remifentanil, Dexmedetomidine, and Desflurane, Remifentanil and Desflurane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- The Cooper Health System
Child
Correlation of Nasopharyngeal (NP) and Lower Oesophageal (LO) Temperatures in Ventilated Children
Children lose heat under general anaesthesia, thus temperature is routinely monitored during anaesthesia for all but the shortest cases, and active warming can be used to prevent hypothermia and its resulting complications.
- Trial name
- NCT02201628
- Testing
- Nasopharyngeal and oesophageal temperature probes
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Inguinal Hernia
A Multi-site Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Regional and General Anesthesia for Effects on Neurodevelopmental Outcome and Apnea in Infants
The primary purpose of the GAS study is to determine whether different types of anesthesia (Regional versus General) given to 720 infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair results in equivalent neurodevelopmental outcomes.
- Trial name
- GAS (NCT00756600)
- Testing
- Regional Anesthesia, General Anesthesia
- Where
- 30 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 643 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Third Molar Extraction
Analgesic Effect of Peripheral Dexmedetomidine
Dexmedetomidine is an alpha 2-adrenoreceptor agonist, which provides sedation, analgesia and anxiolysis in clinical practice (Cortinez et al., 2004,Hall et al., 2000).
- Trial name
- NCT00971178
- Testing
- local dexmedetomidine, Peripheral normal saline, IV dexmedetomidine
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong