N/A
Completed N=30
Anesthesia During Neurophysiologic Monitoring in Scoliosis Patients
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01549873 ↗Enrolled (actual)
30
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2015
Primary outcomePrimary: Amplitude Required to Elicit the MEP — 307; 417 milliamperes
Summary
When patients have spinal surgery, electrodes are placed on the body to measure motor evoked potentials (MEP) and somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP). Many hospitals only use IV anesthesia because they feel that measuring MEP and SSEP is easier using IV anesthesia. At this hospital the investigators typically use inhaled anesthesia and are able to successfully measure MEP and SSEP. This is a study to find out if one method of anesthesia is better than the other for measuring MEP and SSEP.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Amplitude Required to Elicit the MEP |
307; 417 | — |
| SECONDARY Amplitude of the SSEPs |
0.83; 0.84 | — |
| SECONDARY Latency of the SSEP's |
27.6; 28.2 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with idiopathic scoliosis.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with neuromuscular scoliosis.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01549873). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.