Brain waves vs. stress hormones: what surgery reveals
NCT ID NCT06228729
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how brain activity (measured by EEG) and stress hormones change when patients are intubated and when surgery begins. 52 adults having open abdominal surgery took part. The goal was simply to observe and understand these changes, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Nov 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.
Who is studied
Adult patients undergoing open abdominal surgery and endotracheal intubation under general anesthesia
- Ages
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20 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: * 1\) Patients scheduled to undergo open abdominal surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation. * 2\) Patients requiring invasive blood pressure monitoring during surgery Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) Patients transferred to the intensive care unit after surgery * 2\) Surgery duration of less than one hour * 3\) Patients with neurological underlying conditions * 4\) Patients on chronic use of psychotropic medications and opioid drugs * 5\) Emergency surgery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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