Anesthesia and Motor Evoked Potential (MEP) Recruitment
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Orthopedic |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Orthopedics / Podiatry |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 12 - 17 |
| Updated: | 9/21/2017 |
| Start Date: | March 2013 |
| End Date: | March 2017 |
The Effect of Anesthesia on the Recruitment of Motor Evoked Potentials Using an Increased Number of Pulses
Test the hypothesis to recruit larger motor responses to transcranial stimulation.
The study is designed to test the hypothesis that it is possible to recruit larger motor
responses to transcranial stimulation by increasing the number of stimulating pulses under
both baseline conditions and conditions of increased anesthetic suppression of the motor
responses.
responses to transcranial stimulation by increasing the number of stimulating pulses under
both baseline conditions and conditions of increased anesthetic suppression of the motor
responses.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 12 through 17 years
- Diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis
- Scheduled for posterior spinal fusion with neurophysiological monitoring
- No known allergies to propofol or remifentanil
- No contraindication to total intravenous anesthesia
- No contraindications to the administration of volatile agents
Exclusion Criteria:
- Failure to consent or assent to study
- Diagnosis other than idiopathic scoliosis
- Poorly controlled seizures or the presence of a cochlear implant
- Patient history or family history of malignant hypothermia or mitochondrial myopathies
We found this trial at
1
site
3333 Burnet Avenue # Mlc3008
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
1-513-636-4200
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Patients and families from across the region and around the...
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