Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Sevoflurane and Propofol on Light Flash Evoked Pupillometry

Lead Sponsor:

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Conditions:

Measurement of Pupil Diameter

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

Null hypothesis (HO): There will be no difference in pupillometry readings when using any of the maintenance anesthetic techniques within subjects. Alternate hypothesis (HA): Pupillometry readings wi...

Detailed Description

Postoperative visual loss resulting from a surgical procedure not performed on the eye is a devastating outcome for the patient and poorly understood by the medical community. It is potentially a prev...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients between the ages of 18 and 70 years of age who are mentally capable of providing an informed consent and who are medically classified as ASA 1 or 2.
  • Planned elective orthopedic extremity surgery in the supine position with the head in the neutral position.

Exclusion

  • Failure to provide an informed consent
  • Known history of eye disease which cannot be corrected with lenses
  • Surgery lasting less than 45 minutes

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2007

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00695890

Start Date

September 1 2007

End Date

September 1 2009

Last Update

December 19 2014

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UMDNJ

Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07101