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Anesthesia, GeneralNCT03567031

Impact of CO2 on Cerebral Blood Flow in Infants Less Than 6 Months During General Anaesthesia

A study testing EtCO2 modification in people with Anesthesia, General and Infant, run by St. Justine's Hospital at 1 site in Canada.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The study aims at assessing cerebral blood flow variations following expired CO2 variations in anaesthetized infants less than 6 months, during a routine general anesthesia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 6 monthsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Anesthesia, General, Infant
What is being tested?
EtCO2 modification
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
27 Nov 2017to 3 Mar 2019
Phase
Interventional
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 Up to 6 months
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Age < or = 6 months
  • ASA class < or = 3
  • General anesthesia required for surgery

Who cannot join

  • No parental consent
  • Emergency surgery
  • Preexisting neurological condition
  • Hemodynamic instability
  • Preexisting hypoxemia and/or hypercapnia
  • Laparoscopy or thoracoscopy, if expected EtCO2 level achieving would require unsafe ventilation parameters

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Sainte Justine's Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5

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About this study

The study aims at assessing cerebral blood flow variations following expired CO2 variations in anaesthetized infants less than 6 months, during a routine general anesthesia.

Read the detailed description

The study aims at assessing cerebral blood flow (measured with Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy - NIRS - and transcranial Doppler - DTC) variations following end-tidal expired CO2 variations in anaesthetized infants less than 6 months, during a routine general anesthesia performed according to standards of care.

Being tested
EtCO2 modification
Keywords
Pediatric Anesthesia, Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, End-Tidal CO2, Cerebral Blood Flow

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • EtCO2 modificationProcedure or surgery

    Controlled modification of EtCO2 through modification of ventilation parameters under general anesthesia without spontaneous breathing

Study groups in NCT03567031
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Main ArmExperimentalIn each patient, under ongoing standard general anesthesia in a stable state, EtCO2 is manually modified to reach predefined values, and after waiting until cerebral blood flow has reached steady state, NIRS and DTC values are noted.
Receives: Procedure: EtCO2 modification

What is being measured

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

  1. NIRS variation

    Near-Infrared Spectroscopy value variation after EtCO2 modification

    Measured: 5 to 10 minutes

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. DTC variation

    Transcranial Doppler values variation after EtCO2 modification

    Measured: 5 to 10 minutes

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 Jun 2018
  2. Study start27 Nov 2017
  3. Primary completion3 Mar 2019
  4. Study completion3 Mar 2019

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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
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Cerebral blood flow is measured in each patient at 3 different, controlled levels of end-tidal CO2
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03567031
Sponsor's protocol ID
#2017-1309
Status last verified
Oct 2019
First submitted
23 May 2018
Last updated
3 Oct 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing EtCO2 modification in people with Anesthesia, General and Infant, run by St. Justine's Hospital at 1 site in Canada.

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 3 inclusion and 6 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 3 Oct 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. 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?

NIRS variation (time frame: 5 to 10 minutes). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 3 Oct 2019.

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