Brain oxygen mystery: 1,000 kids to help unlock Anesthesia's hidden effects
NCT ID NCT06195345
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how different types of anesthesia change blood flow and oxygen use in the brains of children. Up to 1,000 kids having an MRI scan will be asked to join. The goal is to learn more, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2018
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2035
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.
Who is studied
Neonates and young children
- Ages
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1 minute to 18 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: * Individuals who are able to tolerate an MRI. * Are patients scheduled for a clinically indicated MRI. * Between birth and up to 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of an MRI-incompatible device or implant (e.g. pacemakers, stents) * Unable to tolerate the enclosed spaces and loud noises for the duration of time in scanner required to obtain an MRI. * Preterm infants less than 25 weeks * Any patient who is clinically too unstable to extend their MRI by up-to 7.5 minutes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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