Reversal of General Anesthesia With Methylphenidate

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate whether methylphenidate (Ritalin) can actively induce emergence from general anesthesia in patients having a pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), a pancreatectomy, or a prostatectomy.

• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
• Treatments: Methylphenidate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18-75 years

• American Society of Anesthesiologists classification 1 or 2

• Scheduled to undergo a pancreaticoduodenectomy or distal pancreatectomy at Massachusetts General Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification of 3 or beyond.