An investigative study into the recovery index, attentiveness and state of memory after xenon or isoflurane anaesthesia

A single centre randomised controlled investigative study into the recovery index, attentiveness and state of memory after xenon or isoflurane anaesthesia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN01110844

Enrollment

Registered

2010-03-16

Start date

2003-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Post-operative cognitive function Surgery Anaesthesia

Interventions

ASA I and II patients undergoing both long and short surgical interventions were randomised to receive either general anaesthesia with xenon or general anaesthesia with isoflurane. The inhalational an

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade I and II patients 2. Aged over 18 years of age, either sex 3. Scheduled for four different types of elective surgery. The types of surgery were: 3.1. Visceral surgical strumectomy 3.2. Augmentation or reduction mammaplasty 3.3. Liposuction in obese patients 3.4. Knee arthroscopy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with ASA classification grade greater than 2 2. Aged less than 18 years 3. Emergency surgery 4. Alcohol or drug abuse 5. Organ dysfunction of liver, kidney or pulmonary system 6. Diabetes

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Syndrome Short Test	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Recovery Index 2. Aldrete Score	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 31, 2026