Brain waves tracked during routine sedation for endoscopy
NCT ID NCT07073274
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at brain activity (EEG) in 149 people having a gastroscopy or colonoscopy under sedation. The goal was to see how deep the anesthesia gets during these short procedures. Researchers recorded the EEG continuously but did not change how doctors gave the sedation. The results help understand the depth of anesthesia in everyday practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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149 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing gastroscopy and or colonoscopy in a outpatient setting under sedation or general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Patients \< 18 years * altered renal function, Glomerular filtration rate \< 50 mL/min/m2 * altered hepatic tests, \> 1.5 \* upper normal limit * Any form of hepatic cirrhosis * Presence of oesophageal varices * Any neurological pathology rendering EEG analysis non reliable
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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H.U.B _ Hôpital Erasme
Brussels, 1070, Belgium
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