Can brain monitoring during anesthesia prevent surgery awareness?
NCT ID NCT07389798
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study reviewed records of 511 adults who had short ear, nose, or throat surgeries under a specific type of anesthesia (remimazolam plus flumazenil). Researchers wanted to see if keeping the brain's activity level (measured by BIS) below 60 during surgery affected the chance of patients being aware. The goal is to find the best anesthesia depth to improve safety and comfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- remimazolam and flumazenil
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the best anesthesia depth to reduce the risk of patients being aware during surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a retrospective review, not a controlled trial, so it can't prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to other types of surgery or anesthesia.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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511 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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
Patients who underwent short-duration surgeries with remimazolam TIVA combined with flumazenil antagonism in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Tongji Hospital, affiliated with Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2025, were included.
- Ages
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18 to 65 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: * Age 18-65 years * ASA I-III * Underwent short-duration ENT surgery * Underwent remimazolam TIVA combined with flumazenil antagonism. * Continuous intraoperative BIS monitoring Exclusion Criteria: * Comorbid severe underlying diseases * Intraoperative BIS data were missing or incompletely recorded * Severe lack of medical records
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tongji Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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