Sevoflurane General Anesthetic and Spatial Memory in Humans
- Conditions
- Spatial Memory Disorder
- Interventions
- Procedure: Surgery/general anesthesia
- Registration Number
- NCT05991817
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Chile
- Brief Summary
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effect of general anesthetic on spatial memory in adults who will undergo to an elective surgery. The main question it aims to answer is:
• A surgical event under general anesthesia with sevoflurane transiently impairs spatial memory in humans and induces an increase in inflammatory cytokines.
Participants will perform a virtual maze test and plasma samples will be taken before and after surgery.
- Detailed Description
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) occurs after a surgical event under general anesthesia and is characterized by a decline in one or more cognitive functions. POCD is defined as delayed neurocognitive recovery if it takes place within the first 30 days, if it exceeds that time it is known as postoperative neurocognitive disorder. The pathogenesis of this dysfunction is not entirely clear. However, the most accepted hypothesis would be neuroinflammatory, which would take place due to the contribution of inflammatory factors typical of surgical trauma under general anesthesia, with anesthetics such as sevoflurane. Consequently, one of the areas most susceptible to this inflammatory environment would be the hippocampus, a structure responsible for learning and memory. Spatial memory is responsible for encoding and retrieving information about the environment and spatial orientation. To confirm this hypothesis, an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia with sevoflurane, plasma measurement of cytokines interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha and virtual navigation tests will be performed before and after an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia with sevoflurane, in order to establish a correlation between the inflammatory component and performance in the virtual navigation test. The above will allow us to elucidate the possible occurrence of a delayed neurocognitive recovery related to spatial memory in middle-aged individuals, providing new background related to an age group that has been little studied, with a non-minor incidence (30%), where the evident concern arises for being a population exposed to activities or environments of greater risk, linked to work, sport, driving, among others. This finding will guide the doctor and the patient to decide or take the necessary safeguards when proceeding with a surgical intervention in the middle-aged population.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 22
- Candidate for elective laparoscopic surgery of cholecystectomy.
- Age 30 to 50 years.
- Visual or hearing difficulties.
- Malignant hyperthermia.
- Being treated with centrally acting drugs, such as anxiolytics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, anticholinergics, and first-generation antihistamines.
- Present a disorder of the sphere of neuropsychiatry
- Substance abuse disorder.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Adults 30-50 years Surgery/general anesthesia -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Virtual spatial memory 1th day after surgery Time to reach the goal
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tumor necrosis factor alpha 30th day after surgery Tumor necrosis factor alpha plasma concentration
Interleukin-1beta 30th day after surgery Interleukin-1beta plasma concentration
Virtual spatial memory 30th day after surgery Time to reach the goal
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Centro de Investigación Cínica Avanzada (CICA), Hospital Clinico de la Universidad de Chile
🇨🇱Santiago, RM, Chile
Hospital Clinico de la Universidad de Chile
🇨🇱Santiago, RM, Chile