Eye ultrasound may reveal best drug to shield brain during aneurysm surgery
NCT ID NCT07660861
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether remifentanil or esmolol is better at preventing dangerous pressure spikes in the brain when a breathing tube is inserted. Patients with unruptured brain aneurysms scheduled for coil embolization will receive one of the two drugs before intubation. Researchers will use an eye ultrasound to measure changes in brain pressure, aiming to find the safest approach.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Remifentanil and Esmolol
- What this could lead to
- If one drug works better, it could become the preferred choice to protect the brain during intubation for aneurysm patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study measuring a surrogate marker (eye ultrasound) rather than direct brain outcomes, so results may not translate to better patient recovery.
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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 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
- 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: * Age ≥18 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III * Scheduled for elective cerebral aneurysm coil embolization under general anesthesia * Planned endotracheal intubation * Ability to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency procedures * Hemodynamic instability before induction of anesthesia * Severe cardiac conduction abnormalities or clinically significant arrhythmias * Contraindication or allergy to remifentanil or esmolol * Chronic opioid use or opioid dependence * Known orbital disease, ocular trauma, or conditions interfering with optic nerve sheath diameter measurements * Anticipated difficult airway * Pregnancy * Refusal to participate in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Istanbul, 34752, Turkey (Türkiye)
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