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Intra-Operative AwarenessNCT00693875

The Incidence of Intra-Operative Awareness in China and Analysis of Relevant Factors: a Multicentre Study

An observational study of Intra-Operative Awareness, run by Capital Medical University at 25 sites in China.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Medical literature about awareness during general anesthesia is rare in China, and some small sampled studies in China showed a significantly higher incidence (1.5~6%) of intra-operative awareness compared with western countries. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Intra-Operative Awareness
How many people
11,197 participants
Where
25 sitesChina
Study dates
Apr 2007to Jun 2008
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 12 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: The subjects would be selected from the patients of the 24 hospitals who would undergo general anesthesia during different kinds of operations in different areas around China after the written informed consents obtained. Each hospital would continuously provide 500~600 subjects for the investigation.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients received general anesthesia with tracheal intubation or LMA
  • Apparently normal mental status

Who cannot join

  • Pediatric patients (<12 yr)
  • Those who could not be interviewed in 24 hours after the operations
  • Those unable to communicate in common spoken Chinese

Trial locations and contacts

25 sites in 1 country.

25 sites in 1 country

China25 sites
  • Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Obstetrics Gynecology Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100006

  • Departmet of Anesthesiology, Beijing Chao Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100020

  • Department of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029

  • Department of Anesthesioly,Peking University First Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100050

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100053

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Hangtian General Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100076

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100083

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Command General Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100700

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730

  • Department of Anesthesiology, the First Hospital of Jilin University

    Changchun, Jilin, 130021

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

    Changsha, Hunan, 410078

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Fuzhou General Hospital

    Fuzhou, Fujian, 354200

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou first people ' s hospital

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510180

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Nanfang Hospital

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Ningbo Lihuili Hospital

    Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315040

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200025

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Xinhua Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200092

  • Department of Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University

    Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Wuhan Union Hospital

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430022

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi’an, Shanxi, 710000

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, FMMU

    Xi’an, Shanxi, 710032

  • Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi’an, Shanxi, 710061

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About this study

Medical literature about awareness during general anesthesia is rare in China, and some small sampled studies in China showed a significantly higher incidence (1.5~6%) of intra-operative awareness compared with western countries. The investigators sponsored this multicenter, large sampled, prospective study to determine the incidence of intra-operative awareness in China, and the preservation effect of BIS monitor on the incidence of awareness.

Read the detailed description

Background: The incidence of awareness in patients undergoing general anesthesia has been reported in as many as 0.1~0.2% in western countries. But so far,medical literature about awareness during general anesthesia is still rare in China, and some small sampled studies in China showed a significantly higher incidence (1.5~6%) of intra-operative awareness. We believed that this multicenter, large sampled, prospective study would be very necessary for us to determine the incidence of intra-operative awareness in China, and analysis of the relevant factors would help us to understand why was the incidence of awareness in China much higher than that in western countries.

Methods: This is a prospective, nonrandomized descriptive cohort study that was conducted at 25 academic medical centers in China. 11,197 patients (age>12, intubation or LMA during anesthesia) form 25 medical centers were enrolled to be interviewed by research stuff for evaluation of awareness at the 1st and 4th day after their general anesthesia. The structured interview questions were:⑴What is the last thing you remembered before you went to sleep? ⑵What is the first thing you remembered when you woke up? ⑶Can you remember anything between these two periods? ⑷Did you dream during your operation? ⑸What was the worst thing about your operation? An evaluation committee independent from the research stuff was constituted to verify the data from the medical centers. And then the incidence of intra-operative awareness in China was determined. General condition and details of the anesthesia procedure of the patients were also recorded during the anesthesia for a binary logistic regression analysis.

Keywords
incidence, awareness, general anesthesia, relevant factor, the incidence of intra-operative awareness in China, the relevant factors

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. evaluation of intra-operative awareness in all the patients investigated

    Measured: within 4 days after the general anesthesia

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Jun 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2007
  3. Primary completionApr 2008
  4. Study completionJun 2008

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
11,197 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00693875
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHAOYANG HOSPITAL
Status last verified
Jan 2009
First submitted
5 Jun 2008
Last updated
28 Jan 2009
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Xu L, Wu AS, Yue Y. The incidence of intra-operative awareness during general anesthesia in China: a multi-center observational study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2009 Aug;53(7):873-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02016.x. Epub 2009 Jun 3.

    PubMed 19496761

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Intra-Operative Awareness, run by Capital Medical University at 25 sites in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Jan 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 25 sites in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

evaluation of intra-operative awareness in all the patients investigated (time frame: within 4 days after the general anesthesia). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00693875, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Jan 2009.

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