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Anesthesia and Functional Connectivity: An Analysis of fMRI Changes

NCT02196259 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2017-05-02

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Summary

Functional connectivity is defined as a correlation in neural activity between distinct regions of the brain. Several recent studies have demonstrated areas of low-frequency functional connectivity inherent to brain tissue at rest. These oscillations can be measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and appear to be synchronized between related areas of the brain.

To date, no investigators have examined the effects of low-dose anesthesia on functional connectivity. This study will image the human brain under conditions of rest, and low-dose anesthetic induced sedation. Quality of the acquired signals will be evaluated and functional networks in the brain will be examined. Of interest is whether administration of a low-dose anesthetic disrupts functional connectivity in the brain, and whether a disruption of functional connectivity is responsible for the reported analgesic and antidepressant effects of a anesthetic.

Participation in the study includes four visits: an in-person interview, an initial fMRI scan, the anesthesia infusion, and a second fMRI scan. There is an optional follow-up fMRI scan one week post infusion.

Conditions

  • Changes in Brain Network Connectivity

Interventions

DRUG

Anesthetics, Dissociative

The subject will receive intravenous anesthesia at a dose of 0.5mg/kg delivered over 40 minutes in a constant infusion or bolus plus infusion method to maintain steady state (10 minutes initial induction, 30 minutes steady-state, for 40 minutes total)

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Scott Peltier, PhD · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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