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Clinical study to assess the dose of anaesthetic medications required for general anaesthesia during neurosurgeries, in patients who are on two or more medications for epilepsy.

Anaesthetic requirements in patients with medically refractory seizures undergoing neurosurgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/04/018411
Enrollment
40
Registered
2019-04-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G402- Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures Health Condition 2: G402- Localization-related (focal) (partial) symptomatic epilepsy and epileptic syndromes with complex partial seizures

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Sree chitra tirunal institute for medical sciences and technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1. Consenting adult patients of either sex, with age 18 years to 60 years yrs with medically refractory seizure disorder coming for elective surgery in NSOT in our hospital 2. ASA grade I or II undergoing surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria 1. Refusal by the patient or patient relatives 2. Patients of age 60 years 3. pregnant and nursing mothers 4. Coronary artery disease 5. Renal dysfunction 6. ASA grade 3 and above 7. Patients on anti tubercular treatment 8. patients with hepatic dysfunction 9. Patients with hypoalbuminemia 10. Obese patients with BMI > 30 11. Allergy to anaesthetic drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
comparison of effect site concentration of Propofol in epilepsy patients on different types of Anti epileptic medications ( enzyme inducers, enzyme inhibitors and Benzodiazepines)Timepoint: Propofol dose required 1. during maintainance of general anaesthesia

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
comparison of effect site concentration of Propofol in epilepsy patients on different types of Anti epileptic medications ( enzyme inducers, enzyme inhibitors and Benzodiazepines)Timepoint: 1. at the time of induction 2. recovery parameters like time required for emergence, extubation 3. awareness during anaesthesia

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNagmoti Shilpa Vikasrao

SCTIMST, Trivandrum, kerala

smita_vimala@sctimst.ac.in9447699245

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026