Which anesthesia is safer for your brain during tumor surgery?
NCT ID NCT06779890
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two common anesthesia methods—inhaled gases (sevoflurane or desflurane) versus intravenous propofol—in 84 adults having brain tumor surgery. Researchers will measure brain oxygen levels, swelling, and thinking skills after surgery to see which approach better protects the brain. The goal is to guide safer anesthesia choices for future patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sevoflurane, Desflurane, Propofol
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the best anesthesia for brain tumor surgery to protect brain function and reduce recovery problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (84 people) looking at short-term effects, not long-term outcomes. Results may not apply to all patients or surgeries.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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 80 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: * ASA-PS 1-3 (American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification) * Elective or semi-elective craniotomy for brain tumor resection * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * History of craniotomy at the same site * Morbid obesity * Delirious person before surgery * Cognitive disturbances * Preoperative heart rate (HR) \<45 beats/min or second or third degree AV block * Treatment with a-methyldopa, clonidine or other a2-adrenergic agonist * Pregnancy * Liver or renal failure
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AHEPA University Hospital
RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 54645, Greece
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 56224, Greece
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