Which anesthesia protects the brain best during sinus surgery?
NCT ID NCT07181564
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study compares four different anesthesia techniques during sinus surgery to see which one keeps the brain safest and provides the best surgical conditions. Researchers will measure brain injury markers in the blood and rate bleeding during surgery. 150 adults undergoing sinus surgery will participate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- propofol, remifentanil, sevoflurane, ketamine, magnesium sulfate
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose safer anesthesia for sinus surgery, reducing risk of brain injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study measuring biomarkers, not clinical outcomes. Results may not change practice or apply to other surgeries.
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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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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 90 years
- 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 : Adult patients (≥18 years old). Scheduled for F.E.S.S (Functional endoscopic sinus surgery ) under general anesthesia. Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Emergency surgery. ASA physical status IV-V. Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction. Known allergy or contraindication to study drugs. Pregnant or lactating women. unable to provide informed consent Patients unwilling or unable to provide consent.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University General Hospital of Patras
RECRUITINGPátrai, Achaia, 26504, Greece
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