EEG Studies of Sevoflurane-Induced General Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The investigators are performing this research study to find out how and where the anesthetic drugs sevoflurane and ketamine act in the brain. Sevoflurane and ketamine are anesthetics (a drug or agent used to decrease or eliminate the feeling of pain by causing unconsciousness). The investigators will study the brain using a machine that records the brain's electrical activity, called an electroencephalogram (EEG).

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
• Treatments: Ketamine; Sevoflurane

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between the ages of 18 and 50

• Normal body weight and habitus, BMI ≤ 30

• Non-smoker

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification P1

Exclusion Criteria:

• Chronic health conditions