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Effects of General Anesthesia on neurocognitive development in young children-Twin Study

Effects of General Anesthesia on neurocognitive development in young children-Twin Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1800014930
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-02-23
Start date
2018-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-26

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

Conditions

general anesthesia

Interventions

Case Group:general anesthesia
Control group:No

Sponsors

West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 3 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Experimental group: 1. Aged 0 month to 3 years twins; 2. ASA I-III; 3. Estimated time of Anesthesia exposure 3~6 hours; 4. Living in the city where the study site located; 5. Sign the informed consents. Control group: twin baby without surgery and anestehsia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Premature infants with gestational age less than 36 weeks, or developmental, cognitive or behavioral abnormalities were found based on the preoperative screening; 2. Known congenital malformations which might have potential impact on the development of neurological function; 3. Known central nervous system disorder based on the DSM diagnostic criteria; 4. History of asphyxia; 5. Children undergoing cardiac or neurological surgery; 6. Children with malignant tumor with estimated survival time less than five years; 7. Children who have contradictions to inhalation anesthesia or general anesthesia; 8. The mother of the child had history of general anesthesia during pregnancy, or the child had a history of over 1 hours of anesthesia before the study or had more than two times of anesthesia; 9. Communicating difficulty with the guardian; 10. preoperative Developmental Screening Test (DST)< 85.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
At the age of 5, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children, Four Edition (WPPSI-IV) was used to evaluate to IQ total score;The Wechsler children’s Intelligence Scale (Fourth Edition, WPPSI-IV) could assess different cognitive dimensions;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Ages & Stages Questionnaires Third Edition (ASQ-3) to evaluate the differences of neuropsychological development between the two groups at every 0.5 year age increase until 5 years old after surgery;Achenbach's preschool Child Behavior Checklist 4-6(CBCL4-6) completed by parents or caregiver of the children at 4 and 5 years of age;Correlation of surgical type, operation time, age of surgery and gender with postoperative neurocognitive development;

Contacts

Public ContactZuo Yunxia

Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hosptial, Sichuan University

769574913@qq.com+86 18980601541

Outcome results

None listed

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