Status:

COMPLETED

Using the SEDLine for the Titration of Sevoflurane in Elderly Patients Recovery Using the SEDLine TM for the Titration of Sevoflurane in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery After Beta-Adrenergic Blockade

Lead Sponsor:

Stanford University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hospira, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

Conditions:

Anesthesia, General

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Asses the effect of the use of Patient State Index (PSI) monitoring on difference in emergence profiles in the elderly (age \>65 yrs) population to develop a cost-benefit profile. Assess differences ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient is male or female.
  • Patient is 65 years of age or older.
  • Patient has a physical status between ASA I and III. (Appendix C).
  • Patient scheduled for general anesthesia for non-cardiac surgery expected to last at least one hour.
  • Patient able to communicate in English.
  • Patient has signed an approved informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Patient's age is less than 65 years
  • Anesthetic duration of less than one hour expected
  • Treatment of beta blockers contra-indicated
  • Not a candidate for general anesthesia
  • Patient requires regional anesthesia with general anesthesia.
  • ASA physical status of IV or V. (Appendix C)
  • Patient has known drug or alcohol abuse.
  • Patient has scalp or skull abnormalities such as psoriasis, eczema, angioma, scar tissue, burr holes, cranial implants (such as plates, shunts, etc.).
  • Patient has experienced a head injury with loss of consciousness within the last year.
  • Patient has known neurological and psychiatric disorder that interferes with the patient's level of consciousness.
  • Known concurrent chronic usage of psychoactive or anticonvulsive drugs within the last 90 days, or any use in the last 7 days (i.e. tricyclic antidepressants, MAO inhibitors, lithium, SSRIs, neuroleptics, anxiolytics or antipsychotics).
  • Patient has any medical condition which, in the judgment of the investigator, renders them inappropriate for participation in this study, such as Guillen Bare syndrome
  • Known hypersensitivity to the intended anesthetic agents including significant post-operative nausea or vomiting.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (unresponsive to medication): Systolic BP \> 180 mmHg or Diastolic BP \> 105 mmHg
  • Pre-Op baseline heart rate \< 45 beats per minute
  • Weight 50% greater than ideal body weight
  • Already monitored for EP or EEG, i.e., Spinal cord cases
  • Actual anesthetic duration \< 1 hour (assessed after emergence).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

67 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00938782

Start Date

July 1 2006

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

February 19 2015

Active Locations (2)

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Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, United States, 94305

2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States