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Multi-center Isoelectric EEG Study in Children Under General Anesthesia

Completed
Conditions
General Anesthesia
Electroencephalography
Pediatric Anesthesia
Registration Number
NCT03432351
Lead Sponsor
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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 general anesthesia.

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 to the EEG results during the study. Peri-operative factors such as demographics, vital signs, medications, etc... will also be recoded. Each site is expected to enroll up to 75 patients to provide at least 50 evaluable subjects. EEG files will be reviewed after recordings.

After informed consent has been obtained, the subject will receive standard anesthetic care as administered by the anesthesia provider, who will be blinded to the EEG display and data. EEG recording will continue until the end of anesthesia care.

After the recording, the EEG file will be reviewed and the number and duration of isoelectric events will be analyzed. Additional data that will be recorded include: patient demographic and perioperative factors (surgical procedure, anesthetic medications, end tidal anesthetic levels, induction and recovery room behavior, physiologic data, and time-stamps for intraoperative event. Post-operative questionnaire may also be sent to parents.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
687
Inclusion Criteria
  • 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 Criteria
  • 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

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of isoelectric EEG events in young children.Up to 6 months after EEG recording

Isoelectric EEG event is defined as low amplitude EEG for ≥ 2 seconds simultaneously across all 4 EEG channels.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Anesthesia Recovery time associated with isoelectric EEG events.Up to 12 months after EEG recording.

Recovery time (min)

Association of isoelectric EEG events between gender groupsUp to 12 months after EEG recording

Sample t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test, as appropriate will be used to analyze patient gender associated with isoelectric EEG events

Patient Weight associated with isoelectric EEG eventsUp to 12 months after EEG recording

Weight (kg)

Changes in patient's physical status associated with isoelectric EEG eventsUp to 12 months after EEG recording

Sample t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test, as appropriate, will be used to determine any association between the patient's physical status outcome associated with isoelectric EEG events.

Procedure length associated with isoelectric EEG eventsUp to 12 months after EEG recording.

Procedure length (min)

Heart rate associated with isoelectric EEG eventsUp to 12 months after EEG recording.

Sample t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test, as appropriate, will be used to determine variation in heart rate (beats per minute) associated with isoelectric EEG events.

Discontinuity of isoelectric EEG events among age groupsUp to 12 months after EEG recording.

Patient age associated with isoelectric EEG events will be analyzed using a Pearson Chi square test to compare discontinuity of isoelectric EEG events among the age groups

Patient Gestational Age associated with isoelectric EEG eventsUp to 12 months after EEG recording

Gestational Age (weeks)

Incidence of anesthetic typeUp to 12 months after EEG recording.

Sample t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test, as appropriate, will be used to determine incidence of anesthetic type (gas vs. TIVA) associated with isoelectric EEG events.

Anesthesia doseUp to 12 months after EEG recording.

Sample t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test, as appropriate, will be used to determine variation in anesthesia dose associated with isoelectric EEG events.

Blood pressure associated with isoelectric EEG eventsUp to 12 months after EEG recording.

Sample t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test, as appropriate, will be used to determine variation in blood pressure (mmHg) associated with isoelectric EEG events.

End tidal carbon dioxide (CO2) associated with isoelectric EEG events.Up to 12 months after EEG recording.

Sample t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test, as appropriate, will be used to determine variation in end tidal CO2 (mmHg) associated with isoelectric EEG events.

Changes in quality of lifeUp to 2 months after EEG recording

The patient's parent or guardian will complete the PedsQL questionnaire, which measures pediatric quality of life. It consist of up to 45 questions for a total score ranging from 0 to 180. The lower the total score, the better the outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (15)

Shanghai Jiao Tong university school of medicine / Shanghai Children's Medical Center

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University

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Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Children's Medical Center Dallas

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Royal Children's Hospital (RCH, Melbourne, Australia)

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Parkville, Victoria, Australia

University of Geneva

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Geneva, Switzerland

West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China

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Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital

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Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH, Perth, Australia)

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Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Beijing Children's Hospital/Capital Medical University

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Children's Hospital at Westmead

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Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

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Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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