Status:
UNKNOWN
Memory During Anesthesia: the Role of Stress Hormones
Lead Sponsor:
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Conditions:
Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Brief Summary
1. To investigate whether the auditory stimulation causes changes in hormones levels (cortisol+prolactin) during general anesthesia. 2. To determine if there is a correlation between hormones levels (...
Detailed Description
Patients from group A, during maintenance of anesthesia, at the time of trocar insertion, will listen (via MP3) a piece of one of two stories, "Puss in Boots" and "Pinocchio", each followed by four ke...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 18 and 70 years old
- Class-ASA Physical Status I-II
Exclusion
- Psychiatric or neurological disorders and/or hearing disorders
- Obesity (Body Mass Index \> 30)
- Drug addiction, alcoholism
- Patients with an education level below middle school
- Patients with difficulty in understanding the Italian language
- Patients treated with corticosteroids and/or estrogens, pregnant patients and patients suffering from hypercorticism
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
110 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01146405
Start Date
June 1 2010
End Date
October 1 2011
Last Update
February 9 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Catholic University of Sacred Heart
Rome, Italy