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Propofol's Hypnotic and Memory Effects

NCT00576615 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 102

Last updated 2016-05-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to relate changes in the blood flow in your brain which are measured using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to temporary changes in your memory and level of sleepiness while receiving the drug propofol, which is commonly used to induce relaxation or sleepiness for minor surgical procedures. This study will help provide us information which will be useful in understanding which parts of the brain are influenced by these drugs to affect memory and sleepiness.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DRUG

Placebo solution

On the day of the study infusion into the vein of a solution containing no drug, Complete about half a dozen memory tasks over the period of the study, each about 5-10 minutes in length, that involve identification of a list of words, or listen to a list of words/tones before, during, and/or after drug infusion. Allow the recording of your brain waves - the faint electrical activity constantly occurring in your brain- using the electroencephalogram (EEG) while completing memory tasks. Allow the imaging of your brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which measures images of water in your brain in a strong magnetic field, while completing memory tasks.

DRUG

propofol

On the study day you will receive study drug propofol. Complete about half a dozen memory tasks over the period of the study, each about 5-10 minutes in length, that involve identification of a list of words, or listen to a list of words/tones before, during, and/or after drug infusion. Allow the recording of your brain waves - the faint electrical activity constantly occurring in your brain- using the electroencephalogram (EEG) while completing memory tasks. Allow the imaging of your brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which measures images of water in your brain in a strong magnetic field, while completing memory tasks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Robert Veselis, MD · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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