Brain monitor tested to prevent surgery awareness in indians
NCT ID NCT03571945
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether using a brain activity monitor (BIS) during general anesthesia can lower the chance of patients being aware during surgery. It involves 2,000 Indian adults having elective surgery. Half will have anesthesia guided by BIS, the other half by standard gas monitoring. The goal is to see if BIS works as well in Indian patients as it does in Western populations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bi-spectral Index (BIS) monitoring device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that BIS monitoring works as well in Indian patients as in Western populations, potentially improving anesthesia safety.
- What could go wrong
- This trial is suspended and only observes outcomes without testing a new drug or treatment. Results may not change current 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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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2018
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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 65 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: * Male or female gender * Aged 18-65 yrs. * ASA Physical Status I/II * General Anaesthesia * Elective Surgery * Surgery duration \> 30-minutes * Consenting for follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Uncompensated systemic co-morbidity * Cardiac and Neurosurgical procedures * Head \& Neck surgery * Obstetric surgery * Emergency surgery * Anticipated difficult airway * H/O brain injury, EEG abnormality * Neuropsychiatry disorders * Substance abuse (opioids, alcohol, recreational drugs, benzodiazepine) * Pacemakers \& Electronic implants * Obesity (BMI\>30kg/m2) * Adhesive allergy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Apollo Gleneagles Hospital
Kolkata, 700054, India
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P D Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre
Mumbai, India
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Post Graduate Institute For Medical Education & Research
Chandigarh, India
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Prof. L Parthasarathy
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600002, India
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Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110060, India
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