Status:
COMPLETED
Recovery From General Anesthesia
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Collaborating Sponsors:
CogState Ltd.
Conditions:
Anesthesia, General
Recovery Period, Anesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
General anesthesia allows people to have surgery without experiencing the procedure or pain. To remain unconscious, the depth of sleep must be monitored. Various monitors have been developed, one of w...
Detailed Description
Monitoring the effect of sedative drugs, used to anesthetize people during surgery, is complex. Technological advances that focus on brain activity (electroencephalogram, EEG) recently yielded promisi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing elective hip or knee replacement surgery, primary or revisions, under general anesthesia
Exclusion
- Drug allergies
- Recent illicit drug abuse
- Mental illness, or psychoactive medication treatment
- Head trauma resulting in loss of consciousness
- Neurological disorder
- Scheduled for cardiac surgery
- Memory disorders
- Severe visual or auditory handicap
- English is not the patient's first language
- Illiteracy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
February 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00165971
Start Date
December 1 2003
End Date
February 1 2007
Last Update
April 17 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322