The study compares using brain activity measurements and the loss of response to verbal commands to decide how much drug propofol should be given for anesthesia in older patients. The research randomly assigned participants to different groups to analyze the effectiveness of these two methods

“Comparison of electroencephalogram entropy versus loss of verbal response to determine the dosage of propofol for induction of general anaesthesia in geriatric patients ? A randomised controlled study. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/03/064288

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-18

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Entropy monitoring: Entropy monitoring, a combination of EEG and EMG measurements, will be used to assess the depth of anesthesia during the study. This involves applying a self-adhesiv

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: E. Inclusion Criteria : 1. Age more than 60 YEARS 2. Patient willing to give informed consent and procedure as per the declaration of Helsinki guidelines 3. American society of Anesthesiologist Physical Status : ASA 1,2 in patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe cardiac disease, liver diseases and renal dysfunction. 2. Patients not willing to give informed consent. 3. Emergency procedures. 4. Patients with hearing disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare electroencephalogram (EEG) entropy and loss of verbal response, in determining the dosage of propofol required for induction of general anesthesia in geriatric patients.Timepoint: 1 mins, 5 mins and 10 mins after induction anaesthesia	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the haemodynamic changes in both the groups during induction of general anesthesia.Timepoint: 1 min, 5 min & 10 mins after induction anaesthesia	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKUSHAL YALABURGI

Bangalore Medical College and research institute

bsrags@gmail.com9902360703

Outcome results

None listed

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