Assessing the Cortical Response to Noxious and Auditory Stimuli Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Subjects Under General Anesthesia

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The primary aim is to utilize near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in patients under general anesthesia to measure changes in brain blood flow in the bilateral somatosensory cortices and the prefrontal cortices in response to noxious stimulation.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital; Boston Children’s Hospital
• Treatments: Remifentanil

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 12-30 years of age

• Structurally normal heart

• Right-handed

• English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to cooperate or understand the study

• Neurologic disease

• Diabetes mellitus

• Syndrome of greater than minor severity.

• Smoker

• Scalp or hair does not permit sufficient optical light detection

• Unable to keep his/her head still for a period of 200 consecutive seconds