A Pilot Study to Assess the Amnesic Properties of Propofol in Pediatric Patients

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-05-10
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The goal of this study is to extend findings of propofol's effects on memory, as measured in volunteer research studies, to a clinical setting.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Treatments: Propofol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• The patient must be between 4 and 14 yrs of age and be undergoing a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure with or without sedation

• The patient must be able to comprehend and perform the task (naming pictures)

• The patient must have a minimum weight of 8 kg

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergy to propofol (for those patients requiring sedation)

• Procedure of short duration (< 15 min)

• Pregnancy

• Recent use (within 5 half-lives) of centrally acting medications that could affect concentration (e.g. diphenhydramine)