Ultrasonic Deep Brain Stimulation During Anesthetic Sedation (NCT05495945) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 2
Ultrasonic Deep Brain Stimulation During Anesthetic Sedation
United States13 participantsStarted 2022-08-26
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to see if mental functions take place during different levels of anesthesia. The researchers expect to gain a deeper understanding of mental function during different levels of anesthesia, and to evaluate if the use of ultrasonic brain stimulation accelerates return to consciousness.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 40 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* The participants will be right-handed adults
* Body mass index (BMI) less than 30.
* All subjects will be English speakers.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Participants will be excluded if they have any medical contraindication to MRI scanning
* Unable to undergo MRI scanning because of possible pregnancy or currently breastfeeding,
* BMI\>30
* Metallic substances in the body, claustrophobia, anxiety, or cardiopulmonary disease;
* Intracranial structural abnormality on T1-weighted MRI scans.
* Potential subjects will be excluded if they have a history of allergy to propofol, eggs or egg products, soybean or soybean products,
* Neurological, cardiovascular, or pulmonary illness;
* Head injury with loss of consciousness;
* Learning disability or other developmental disorder; sleep apnea or any severe snoring history;
* Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or heartburn;
* Pancreatitis or a history of pancreatitis, or sensory/motor loss sufficient to interfere with performance of the study. Participants with tattoos in the head or neck region will be excluded from study; other tattoos are subject to determination by investigators based on their assessment regarding participant safety. To eliminate aspiration risk subjects will also be excluded if they have had recent food or liquid intake (within 8 hours). Subjects will be excluded if they have a history of drug use, have a positive drug screen, are unwilling to abstain from alcohol for 24 hours prior to dosing, …
What they're measuring
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Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) Response to Visual Stimuli