Brain waves may reveal your perfect anesthesia dose
NCT ID NCT06346158
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether brain activity measured before surgery can predict how much propofol (a common anesthesia drug) a person needs to reach deep anesthesia. Researchers will test 110 adults with cognitive tests and EEG scans before their operation. The goal is to make anesthesia dosing more personalized and safer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- propofol
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors tailor anesthesia doses to each patient, reducing risks and improving safety during surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to a practical tool, and individual responses to anesthesia vary widely.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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
Adults' patients scheduled for any kind of surgery in our institution
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Scheduled for any kind of surgery under general anesthesia. * Adults Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to communicate in French or English, * Known allergy or intolerance or other medical condition that precludes the use of prescribed general anesthesia protocol for this study, * Patients requiring rapid sequence induction, * Anticipated or known difficult intubation patient, * Anticipated or known difficult ventilation patient, * Body mass index ≥ 35 kg.m-2.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4, Canada
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