Reversal of General Anesthesia With Methylphenidate

NCT02051452 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2019-08-22

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Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate whether methylphenidate (Ritalin) can actively induce emergence from general anesthesia in patients having a pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), a pancreatectomy, or a prostatectomy.

Conditions

  • Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Emergence From Anesthesia

Interventions

DRUG

Methylphenidate

OTHER

Saline

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2018-05-31
Completion
2018-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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