Remiazolam vs Propofol Total Intravenous Anesthesia on Postoperative Neurodevelopment After General Anesthesia in Children (REMPPON)

The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

Status and phase: Not yet enrolling; Phase 4

Conditions: Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy

Treatments: Drug: Propofol based general anesthesia; Drug: Remimazolam based total intravenous anesthesia

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07194109

20250690 (Other Identifier)

PJ2025-06-90

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the effects of remimazolam for total intravenous anesthesia on the neurodevelopment of children aged 3-6 years who underwent tonsil/adenoid removal surgery after general anesthesia when compared with propofol. It will also learn about the safety of remimazolam used for children. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does remimazolam improve the postoperative neurodevelopmental outcomes of the children after general anesthesia compared with propofol?
• What medical problems do participants have when receive remimazolam for general anesthesia? Researchers will compare remimazolam to propofol to see if remimazolam improve the postoperative neurodevelopmental outcomes of the children after general anesthesia.

Participants will:

• Receive remimazolam or propofol for general anesthesia induction and maintenance
• At 1-3 years after the surgery, the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence - Fourth Edition was used for face-to-face assessment of the children's neurodevelopmental status.
• Use scales such as BRIEF-P and CBCL to conduct face-to-face assessments of the patient's cognitive functions in other areas.

Enrollment: 558 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 6 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age: 3-6 years old;
2. Planned to undergo elective non-neurological, non-cardiac, and non-liver surgery under general anesthesia (abdominal surgery, orthopedic surgery, urological surgery, otolaryngological surgery, etc.);
3. Expected anesthesia duration to be more than 30 minutes;
4. ASA classification I-II;
5. BMI 14-25 kg/m2;
6. Postoperative plan not to be admitted to ICU;
7. Parents or legal guardians of the child have given informed consent;
8. Capable of communicating in Chinese.

Exclusion criteria

1. Those who were exposed to general anesthetic drugs during infancy or in the late pregnancy of the mother;
2. Known chromosomal abnormalities or other known acquired or congenital diseases that may affect neural development, such as cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), etc.;
3. Patients with severe liver dysfunction (Child-Pugh C grade);
4. Patients with severe kidney dysfunction (requiring dialysis before surgery);
5. Patients with a history of congenital heart disease requiring surgery or drug treatment;
6. Those allergic to the study drugs remimazolam or propofol;
7. Any known neural damage, such as cystic periventricular leukomalacia or grade 3 or 4 intraventricular hemorrhage;
8. Social or geographical factors that may lead to postoperative loss of follow-up;
9. Planned to undergo two surgeries within 7 days after the surgery;
10. Those currently participating in other clinical trials;
11. Those receiving special care or living in social welfare institutions or any other factors that may affect their ability to participate in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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558 participants in 2 patient groups

Remimazolam group

Experimental group

Description:

patients who in this arm will receive remimazolam for general anesthesia induction and maintenance

Treatment:

Drug: Remimazolam based total intravenous anesthesia

propofol group

Active Comparator group

Description:

patients who in this arm will receive propofol for general anesthesia induction and maintenance

Treatment:

Drug: Propofol based general anesthesia