Monitoring brain activity to understand delirium in children after surgery

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This observational study aims to investigate the mechanisms and predictors of emergence delirium in children under 16 years who are scheduled for elective surgery. By utilizing multichannel electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring, the study will assess neurophysiological states during anesthesia and recovery. The Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scores (PAED Score) will be employed to evaluate the occurrence of emergence delirium in the post-anesthesia care unit. The findings may help clarify the incidence and management strategies for this condition in pediatric patients.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. male or female children aged under 16 years
2. planned elective surgery
3. informed consent by parents or legal guardians

Exclusion Criteria:

1. history of neurological or psychiatric disease
2. delayed development
3. inability of the parents or legal guardians to speak or read Chinese
4. participation in another prospective interventional clinical study during this study

Where it's running

• Department of Anaesthesiology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  Wuhan, Hubei, China Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Hua Zheng, M.D.
• Email: hzheng@hust.edu.cn
• Phone: 0086-27-83663173

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.