Brain-Wave device may stop Kids' Post-Surgery agitation
NCT ID NCT07243990
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether using a special brain monitor (DSA) during anesthesia can reduce agitation when children wake up. About 80 kids aged 6-12 will be randomly assigned to standard monitoring or DSA. Their agitation levels will be measured for 30 minutes after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Density Spectral Array (DSA) device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give doctors a simple way to prevent children from waking up confused and upset after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 children. The device may not reduce agitation, and results may not apply to all surgeries or ages.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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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6 to 12 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: Patients aged 6-12 years Without chronic comorbid conditions No history of epilepsy Presenting for surgery with preserved consciousness, oriented and cooperative Exclusion Criteria: Intracranial surgeries Intellectual disability Emergency trauma cases Forehead area unsuitable for electrode placement
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGSakarya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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