A study comparing the differences in using or not using the pain medication remifentanil during general anesthesia with propofol and an I-gel airway device in patients aged 65 years and older

Effect of remifentanil for I-gel insertion with target controlled infusion (TCI) propofol anesthesia in elderly patients aged 65 or older

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0011400

Enrollment

Registered

2026-01-02

Start date

2023-05-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-05

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : General anesthesia was induced using a target-controlled infusion (TCI) system. In both the experimental and control groups, propofol was administered intravenously as the hypnotic agent. In th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for this study included patients aged = 65 with classified under American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA-PS) categories I–III, scheduled for elective surgery lasting < 2 hours under general anesthesia with I-gel insertion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria included patients for whom I-gel insertion was anticipated to be difficult, such as those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of = 35, patients with loose teeth, and those undergoing surgeries where position changes were expected during the procedure, allergies to the study drugs and those with cognitive disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Propofol effect-site concentration (Ce);Propofol dose (mg/kg);Time to loss of consciousness and time to I-gel insertion	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Blood pressure;Heart rate;Bispectral Index (BIS)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactMin Jeong KANG

Ewha Womans University Medical Center

minjungk128@gmail.com+82-2-2650-5285

Outcome results