Eye-Opening study: watching pupils and eyelids to prevent awareness during surgery
NCT ID NCT07199049
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study watches eye reflexes, eye movements, and pupil size in 60 adults having planned abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. The goal is to see if these simple eye signs can help doctors know how deep the anesthesia is and spot when a patient might be waking up during surgery. Researchers will compare these signs with standard brain monitoring to find a non-invasive way to prevent intraoperative awareness.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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125 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
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Who is studied
Adult patients aged 18-65 years, ASA physical status I-III, undergoing elective abdominal surgery under general anesthesia at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital will be included. Eligible patients must have the eye area uncovered and in a position suitable for observation, with surgery expected to last 1-3 hours. Both male and female patients will be enrolled. Head, neck, and eye surgeries or cases requiring full draping of the eye area will be excluded.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * The study will include patients aged 18-65 who will undergo elective abdominal surgery (e.g., cholecystectomy/gastrectomy/colorectal surgery/prostatectomy/hysterectomy, etc.) under general anesthesia, with a planned duration of 1-3 hours. * Patients whose eye area is left uncovered and who are in a position suitable for observation * Patients who have signed the informed consent form * Patients with an ASA score of I-III Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing surgical procedures in the head, neck, or face region (e.g., ENT, eye, jaw surgery, neurosurgery, thyroid/parathyroid) * Patients whose eye area must be completely covered with a sterile drape * Patients with an ASA score of IV or higher * Individuals with neurological disorders and impaired pupil response, patients who have previously undergone eye trauma or surgery and cannot undergo pupil evaluation * Patients who are unable to communicate and cannot provide informed consent * Emergency surgeries (e.g., appendectomy/ileus/gastrointestinal perforation/cesarean section/gunshot wounds/stab wounds/multiple trauma/traffic accidents, etc.) * Individuals who have previously been included in this study (to prevent repeated inclusion)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital
Başakşehir, Istanbul, 34480, Turkey (Türkiye)
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