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Depth of AnaesthesiaEEGPACNCT04103138

EEG Monitoring Under Anaesthesia in Children: Towards Personalized Anaesthesia Care

A study testing Sedline EEG sensor placement and Sedline EEG monitoring in people with Depth of Anaesthesia and EEG, run by KK Women's and Children's Hospital at 1 site in Singapore.

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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

Electroencephalographic recordings (EEG) present an opportunity to monitor changes in human brain electrical activity during changing states of consciousness during general anesthesia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 year to 16 years
What is being tested?
Sedline EEG sensor placement and Sedline EEG monitoring
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
200 participants
Where
1 siteSingapore
Study dates
26 Sep 2019to 31 Mar 2021
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 1 year to 16 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Patients 1-16 years old scheduled to undergo general sevoflurane anaesthesia for surgeries or procedures anticipated to last at between 30 minutes to 4 hours.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with neurological diseases including seizure disorders
  • Patients with developmental delay or genetic syndromes
  • Patients with craniofacial deformities where it is not possible to place the EEG sensors
  • Patients with severe eczema or skin allergy or atopy.
  • Patients who are having craniofacial surgery where it is not possible to place the EEG sensors
  • Patients whose foreheads are too small to accommodate the EEG sensors.
  • Patients who require sedative premedications.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Singapore1 site
  • KK Women's and Children's Hospital

    Singapore, 229899

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About this study

Electroencephalographic recordings (EEG) present an opportunity to monitor changes in human brain electrical activity during changing states of consciousness during general anesthesia.

The investigators aim to determine if EEG-guided anaesthesia using the Masimo Sedline Root monitor will result in different anaesthetic requirements, different anaesthetic depth, and emergence characteristics in children under 16 years of age.

200 children under 16 years undergoing routine general anaesthesia under sevoflurane will be randomized to either EEG monitoring or routine care. We will compare the anaesthetic requirements, the patient state index, number of episodes of burst suppression and the incidence and severity of emergence delrium between the two groups.

Read the detailed description

Electroencephalographic recordings (EEG) present an opportunity to monitor changes in human brain electrical activity during changing states of consciousness during general anesthesia.

At present, monitoring of the brain under anaesthesia is not routinely employed. Since every patient is different and the way their brain response to anaesthetic drugs is different, it is important to adjust the patients' anaesthetic depth according to their brains' response, rather than only relying on routine cardiorespiratory parameters. This is important particularly for children, whose physiological responses and electroencephalographic recordings (EEG) differ from that of adults.

200 children under 16 years undergoing routine sevoflurane general anaesthesia will be randomized to either EEG-guided anaesthesia or routine care. The investigators will compare the anaesthetic requirements, the patient state index, number of episodes of burst suppression and the incidence and severity of emergence delrium between the two groups.

Being tested
Sedline EEG sensor placement, Sedline EEG monitoring
Medical subject headings
Emergence Delirium

What participants receive

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

  • Sedline EEG sensor placementDevice

    Patients will have Sedline EEG sensor placed before or immediately after induction.

  • Sedline EEG monitoringDevice

    Anaesthesia depth will be guided by EEG characteristics in addition to routine clinical parameters

Study groups in NCT04103138
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
EEG-Guided AnaesthesiaExperimentalPatients will have Sedline EEG sensor placed and anaesthesia guided by the EEG characteristics, patient state index (PSI) and suppression ratio (SR), in addition to routine clinical parameters.
Receives: Device: Sedline EEG sensor placement; Device: Sedline EEG monitoring
Routine CareActive comparatorPatients will have Sedline EEG sensor placed but the monitor is concealed so the clinician is blinded to the EEG response. Anaesthesia is guided by routine clinical parameters.
Receives: Device: Sedline EEG sensor placement

What is being measured

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

  1. End tidal sevoflurane concentration at induction

    Average sevoflurane concentration (MAC) required during induction

    Measured: 6 hours: within the intraoperative period

  2. End tidal sevoflurane concentration for maintenance

    Average sevoflurane concentration (MAC) required during maintenance

    Measured: 6 hours: within the intraoperative period

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Emergence delirium incidence

    Incidence of emergence delirium as measured by the PAED scale

    Measured: Within 3 hours: Postoperative in PACU

  2. Emergence delirium severity

    Severity of emergence delirium as measured by the PAED scale

    Measured: Within 3 hours: Postoperative in PACU

  3. Post-operative behaviour

    Post-operative maladaptive behaviour

    Measured: Within 2 weeks after surgery

  4. Burst Suppression Incidence

    Incidence of burst suppression

    Measured: 6 hours: within the intraoperative period

  5. Burst Suppression Duration

    Duration of burst suppression

    Measured: 6 hours: within the intraoperative period

  6. Burst suppression probability

    Burst suppression probability during maintenance, summarized by the mean over the maintenance period

    Measured: During maintenance of anaesthesia (up to 4 hours)

  7. PSI

    Patient state index during maintenance of anaesthesia

    Measured: 6 hours: within the intraoperative period

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 Sep 2019
  2. Study start26 Sep 2019
  3. Primary completion31 Mar 2021
  4. Study completion31 Mar 2021

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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
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Randomised Controlled Trial
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
200 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04103138
Sponsor's protocol ID
CIRB 2019/2235
Acronym
EEGPAC
Status last verified
Jul 2019
First submitted
25 Aug 2019
Last updated
24 Feb 2022
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 Sedline EEG sensor placement and Sedline EEG monitoring in people with Depth of Anaesthesia and EEG, run by KK Women's and Children's Hospital at 1 site in Singapore.

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 1 inclusion and 7 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 24 Feb 2022. 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 Singapore. 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?

End tidal sevoflurane concentration at induction (time frame: 6 hours: within the intraoperative period). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 24 Feb 2022.

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