CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluation of the Surgical Pleth Index During Spinal and General Anesthesia

Germany69 participantsStarted 2008-10

Plain-language summary

The Surgical Pleth index (SPI) has been introduced as a non invasive tool to "measure" stress and pain during surgery. Preliminary studies were performed in patients under general anaesthesia with propofol and remifentanil. These trials showed a good correlation between SPI and aching procedures and a negative correlation between SPI and the remifentanil dosage. Hence, it was concluded that SPI may be a bedside tool to measure 'pain' during surgery. So far, no study investigated SPI during regional anaesthesia.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * surgical procedures feasible under general or spinal anesthesia * duration between 30 and 90 min * ASA status I,II or III Exclusion Criteria: * contraindications against one of the anesthesia methods * age under 18 * emergencies * chronical pain history * lack of sinus rhythm

What they're measuring

Difference Between All Groups for the Surgical Pleth Index(SPI) at Defined Timepoints

Timeframe: Time points for outcome measures: Baseline, before Induction of anesthesia, during Intubation or Spinal Punction, during Skin Incision, during Surgical Suture, during Post Anesthesia Care Unit stay

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00789438

SponsorUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2010-01

Results submitted2009-10-27

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