Clinical trials: Inhalational Anesthesia
Breast Neoplasms
Regional Anesthesia and Breast Cancer Recurrence
In this multi-center trial, Stage 1-3 patients having mastectomies or isolated lumpectomy with axillary node dissection will be randomly assigned to thoracic epidural or paravertebral anesthesia/analgesia, or to general…
- Trial name
- NCT00418457
- Testing
- General anesthesia and opioids, Regional analgesia and propofol
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Austria and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 2,108 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Parkinson's Disease
Intravenous Versus Inhalational Anesthesia in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease is a common progressive degenerative disease affecting 3% of all patients over the age of 65. Given their age and frailty, these patients frequently require surgical procedures with general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT00615472
- Testing
- Isoflurane, Remifentanil, Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Anesthetic Ventilatory Requirements
Rebreathing of Carbon Dioxide With a Device Used for Giving Inhalational Anaesthesia
The anesthesia gas reflector (AnaConDa) is built on the adsorptive capacity of active carbon which also adsorbs carbon dioxide in exhaled air.
- Trial name
- NCT01339013
- Testing
- Anesthetic Conserving Device (AnaConDa )
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Lumbar Spondylosis, Cervical Spondylosis
Cognitive Effects of Inhalational Versus Intravenous General Anesthesia in the Elderly
The purpose of this research is to determine if post-operative cognition will be better if the general anesthesia for surgery is done with an inhaled (gas through a breathing tube) or intravenous (medicine injected in the IV)…
- Conditions
- Lumbar Spondylosis, Cervical Spondylosis, Hip Osteoarthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- NCT00788008
- Testing
- inhalation anesthesia with isoflurane vs. TIVA with propofol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Anesthesia
Physiological Effects of Nitrous Oxide on Anaesthesia
Nitrous oxide is the oldest anaesthetic agent still in routine use today. Despite huge changes in the pharmacology of volatile anaesthetic agents and intravenous anaesthetics, the unique properties of nitrous oxide have…
- Trial name
- NCT01092923
- Testing
- sevoflurane on air/O2, sevoflurane in N2O/O2
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Austin Health
Obese
Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is commonly done with total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) or balanced anaesthesia using intravenous and an inhalation agent.
- Trial name
- NCT03029715
- Testing
- Propofol, Remifentanil, Dexmedetomidine
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Menoufia University
Anesthesia
Evaluation of Bispectral Index (BIS™) and Levels of Sedation With Common Inhalational Anesthetics in Healthy Volunteers (OLIVER)
To investigate the relationship between BIS™ and inhaled anesthetics across a wide range of anesthetic concentration and hypnotic states, and to provide evidence to support BIS™ performance in use with Isoflurane, Sevoflurane and…
- Trial name
- OLIVER (NCT04602546)
- Testing
- BIS Complete Monitoring System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Hyperglycemia
Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury of Human Endothelium: Role of Glucose and Statins
Anesthetic preconditioning (APC, a brief exposure to an anesthetic gas) has become an area of intense research interest because of its ability to protect tissue and organs from injury resulting from a cessation of blood flow and…
- Trial name
- NCT00995670
- Testing
- 5% dextrose, Vitamin C, Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Blood Loss
Intraoperative Bleeding During Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
The purpose of this study is to compare the blood loss during sinus surgery looking at two different types of anesthesia: either intravenous anesthesia with propofol or inhalational anesthesia with sevoflurane.
- Trial name
- NCT01014728
- Testing
- propofol, sevoflurane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago