Comparison of Two Regimens of Anesthesia for Children Undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in General Anesthesia

Niels Anker Pedersen

Status: Completed

Conditions: MRI; General Anesthesia; Children; Sevoflurane; Propofol/Remifentanil

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00949507

2612-3762

2008-41-2609

2008-209

EudraCT 2008-002690-12

H-A-2008-060

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparison of two regimens (Sevorane/LMA ctr. Propofol/Remifentanil) for children undergoing MRI in general anesthesia.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 10 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children aged 1 to 10 yrs.
• ASA 1-2

Exclusion criteria

• Allergy to soya (propofol)
• Allergy to Pentobarbital
• Allergy to Remifentanil
• Allergy to Sevoflurane
• Children undergoing blood tests or further examinations in conjunction with the MRI
• Children with unexplained fever
• Children which are evaluated not to be able to keep a open airway

Trial design

120 participants in 2 patient groups

anaesthesia using propofol

Description:

the children are anaesthetized using intravenous anaesthesia with propofol and remifentanil; a binasal catheter is used for administration of oxygen during the anaesthesia

anaesthesia using sevoflurane

Description:

the patients are anaesthetized using sevoflurane 1 MAC; a laryngeal mask is used