Which nerve monitor tells the truth in toddlers?
NCT ID NCT06409260
First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers compare two devices that monitor how well muscles recover from a paralyzing drug during surgery in children aged 6 months to 2 years. The devices, electromyography and acceleromyography, are placed on nerves in the arm or leg. The trial measures how long it takes for muscle function to return to a safe level, and whether the two devices give similar readings. The goal is to find out which method is more reliable for guiding anesthesia in young children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- neuromuscular monitoring devices: electromyography (Senzime TetraGraph) and acceleromyography (Philips IntelliVue NMT Module)
- What this could lead to
- If one method proves more accurate, anesthesiologists could tailor drug dosing and recovery timing for young children more precisely.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and focuses on device comparison, so results may not apply to all children or all types of surgery. Device readings can vary with temperature, limb position, and other factors.
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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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107 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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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6 months to 2 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 6 months - 2 years of age * Scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia with intubation and use of rocuronium * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification I to III Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergy to rocuronium * Neuromuscular disease that may interfere with neuromuscular data * Indication for rapid sequence induction * Prone position
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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