New monitor helps anesthesiologists give just the right muscle relaxant dose to kids
NCT ID NCT06472284
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how a device called TetraGraph can help doctors measure muscle relaxation in children during surgery. The goal was to find the right amount of a muscle relaxant drug (rocuronium) needed to keep the patient still but safe. Fifty children under 18 took part, and the researchers recorded the doses and timing of the drug. The study did not test a new treatment, but rather gathered information to improve how anesthesia is given.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Sep 2024
- Finished
-
Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
28 days to 18 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients less than 18 years of age * American Society of Anesthesiologists classification (ASA) 1-4 * Patients undergoing a surgical procedure with general anesthesia and requiring the continuous administration of rocuroniuim Exclusion Criteria: * Patients less than 28 days old * Patients with history of a progressive or degenerative peripheral neurologic or neuropathic disorder * Patients undergoing a surgical procedure in which neuromuscular blockade is not required * Edematous patients
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Surgery are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Fixing broken ribs with surgery may cut pain better than drugs alone
- Ultrasound peers into Children's stomachs after Pre-Surgery drink
- Can Weight-Loss surgery patients skip the opioids?
- What stops surgeons from trying new techniques? 260 cancer surgeons asked
- Can IV nutrition at an outpatient clinic help malnourished surgery patients?
- Can electronic alerts and patient teaching stop deadly clots after cancer surgery?