New study aims to calm kids after surgery with smarter anesthesia
NCT ID NCT07635004
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a lower flow of the anesthesia gas sevoflurane can help children wake up calmer after surgery. About 80 children aged 2-10 having lower belly surgery will receive either minimal-flow or high-flow sevoflurane along with a nerve block. Researchers will measure agitation, nausea, and pain recovery, and follow up at 3 months to check for long-term pain.
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Study facts
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- 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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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2 to 10 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Pediatric patients aged 2-10 years * ASA physical status I-II * Scheduled for elective infraumbilical surgery * Planned to receive general anesthesia with caudal block * Written informed consent obtained from parents or legal guardians Exclusion Criteria: * \- Refusal of parental consent * Known allergy to study drugs * Neurological or developmental disorders * Psychiatric disorders or use of psychoactive medications * Chronic pain or regular analgesic use * Contraindication to caudal block (infection at site, coagulopathy, anatomical abnormality) * Significant cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, or renal disease * Emergency surgery * Signs of failed caudal epidural block, defined as a greater than 20% increase in heart rate or blood pressure in response to surgical stimulation, an increase in bispectral index (BIS) values, or the requirement for additional intravenous anesthetic agents.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ankara Bilkent City Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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