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4-choice Reaction Time Test for the Measurement of Psychomotor Recovery After General Anaesthesia

NCT03697057 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 166

Last updated 2018-10-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The recovery of patients after general anaesthesia is usually estimated by using clinical signs and scores. Since there is a lack of the agreed objective methods for assessing cognitive and psychomotor recovery after general anaesthesia in ambulatory settings, the aim of this study was to evaluate three psychological tests for this purpose. Patients, who were scheduled for ambulatory gynaecological surgery, underwent 3 standard psychological tests before (T1), 15 minutes after the surgery (T2) and on discharge from the recovery room (T3). The tests used were Wechsler memory scale (test 1, working memory capacity), d2 - test (test 2, concentration endurance) and computer-based 4-choice-reaction time (4CRT, test 3, reaction time) as well as Postanesthesia Discharge Scoring System (PADSS). The same test battery was used in healthy female volunteers, all test results were compared at the different time points.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Complications

Interventions

PROCEDURE

General anaesthesia

Standard general anaesthesia for gynecologic surgery in patient group

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Medicine Greifswald

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas Hesse, MD · University Medicine of Greifswald

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-04-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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