Perioperative EEG-Monitoring and Emergence Delirium in Children

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Delirium

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04091724

TJMZK201901

Details and patient eligibility

About

Emergence delirium is a significant problem, particularly in children. However the incidence, preventative strategies, and management of emergence delirium remain unclear. Multichannel electroencephalogram is a recognized tool for identifying neurophysiologic states during anesthesia, sleep, and arousal. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the mechanisms and predictors of emergence delirium in children under 16 years scheduled for elective surgery using electroencephalogram. The "Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scores (PAED Score)" (Sikich et al. 2004) is used to screen for the occurrence of emergence delirium in the post anesthesia care unit.

Enrollment: 400 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. male or female children aged under 16 years
2. planned elective surgery
3. informed consent by parents or legal guardians

Exclusion criteria

1. history of neurological or psychiatric disease
2. delayed development
3. inability of the parents or legal guardians to speak or read Chinese
4. participation in another prospective interventional clinical study during this study

Trial design

400 participants in 2 patient groups

Delirium is determined by PAED score

No delirium is determined by PAED score