Brain waves may reveal which children will wake up confused after surgery
NCT ID NCT05800639
First seen Jul 06, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether brain wave patterns, measured by EEG, can help explain why some children become confused and agitated after waking up from anesthesia (emergence delirium). Researchers will monitor children aged 2 to 8 who are having eye surgery under general anesthesia. They will measure the children's anxiety before surgery, their brain wave activity during surgery, and their level of confusion after waking up. The goal is to see if brain wave patterns link pre-surgery anxiety to post-surgery confusion.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help identify children at risk for emergence delirium before they wake up from anesthesia.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with 80 children, so results may not apply to all pediatric surgeries or age groups.
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Gangnam Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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