Peri-operative NIRS Monitoring In Infants

Completed

Conditions studied: Anesthesia

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to examine the effects of routine anesthesia on infant brain oxygen levels. The investigators do not know how anesthesia effects blood flow in the brain of infants during surgery. This study will help the investigators detect possible blood flow changes in the brain for infants undergoing anesthesia. A monitor and sensors (NIRS or near-infrared spectroscopy) which use light to measure oxygen levels in the blood will be used. Sensors will rest on the child's skin and record measurements before, during and after the surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02442141

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

76

Starts

2015-04-28

Expected to finish

2016-09-27

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-15

Who can join

Age: any, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Less than 6 months
• Scheduled for intubation/anesthesia for clinical purposes for a surgical procedure in the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Main operating room that is expected to last longer than 30 minutes

You may not qualify if…

• Children where application of the NIRS would be impractical: for example surgery on the head or neck.
• Children scheduled for cardiac surgery
• Children with known major cardiovascular shunting
• Children with known or suspected neurological abnormalities

Where it is running

• The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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