Influence of anesthesia on learning and memory processes

Influence of anesthesia on learning and memory processes - TMR25

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037574

Enrollment

128

Registered

2025-08-04

Start date

2025-11-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

No health disorder or disease is being investigated.

Interventions

Group 1: Learning 30 word pairs with accompanying music. Auditory stimulation with same music duringgeneral anaesthesia. Group 2: Learning 30 word pairs with accompanying music. Auditory stimulation w

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elective surgery, general anesthesia, ability to consent, Anesthesia for a minumum of 30 minutes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neurological/cognitive impairments, hearing problems, surgeries in the head/neck area, pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of correctly recalled word pairs 24h after general anaesthesia	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- EEG patterns during music presentation - correlations between EEG data and memory performance - correlations between memory performance and type of anaesthesia given.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactOliver Kunitz

Klinikum Mutterhaus der Borromäerinnen

oliver.kunitz@mutterhaus.de+496519472429

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026