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Effect of Preoperative Intervention With Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 on Postoperative Neurobehavioral Changes in Children

Effect of Preoperative Intervention With Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 on Postoperative Neurobehavioral Changes in Children

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04456985
Enrollment
360
Registered
2020-07-07
Start date
2020-06-01
Completion date
2025-06-30
Last updated
2020-07-07

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Conditions

Delirium

Brief summary

Comparison of preoperative folic acid and VitB12 intervention on postoperative delirium and long-term neurobehavioral changes in children under general anesthesia

Detailed description

Folic acid, as a one-carbon unit transferase coenzyme, participates in the synthesis of purine and thymine, and is an important element of the nervous system. Vitamin B12 participates in methyl conversion and folate metabolism in the body, promoting the conversion of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate. It has been reported that the lack of serum folic acid and B12 is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment. The explanation mechanism of the relationship between folic acid deficiency and cognitive dysfunction may be that folic acid deficiency leads to impaired central nervous system methylation, resulting in insufficient methyl synthesis of myelin sheaths, neurotransmitters, membrane phospholipids and deoxyribonucleic acid. Our previous studies showed that preoperative folic acid supplementation can alleviate myelin damage and cognitive impairment in young rats caused by sevoflurane anesthesia. Therefore, this study further explored the preoperative folic acid and coenzyme B12 supplementation for children's delirium and long-term neurobehavioral changes after general anesthesia.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTFolic acid and vitamin B12

Take folic acid and VitB12 for 3 consecutive days before surgery

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTbrown sugar aqueous

take 20 ml of brown sugar aqueous solution with the same concentration as the intervention group 3 days before the operation

Sponsors

Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 24 Months
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. ASA grade is Ⅰ \ Ⅱ; 2. Children aged 6 months to 2 years old; 3. It is planned to undergo head, neck and maxillofacial surgery under general anesthesia with anesthesia for less than 6 hours

Exclusion criteria

1. Children with a history of respiratory tract infection within 1 week; 2. Children with congenital malformations such as congenital heart disease; 3. Children with central nervous system diseases or mental disorders or mental disorders; 4. Children with long-term use of sedative or analgesic drugs; 5. Children with severe liver and kidney dysfunction; 6. Received folic acid and VitB12 supplement treatment or taken related derivatives; 7. Have taken drugs that affect absorption within the past month, such as sulfonamides, aspirin, etc .; 8. Those who have participated in other relevant clinical research in the past 3 months; 9. Children with stunting

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
PAED scale10 minutes after surgeryObserve whether the index will cause delirium during the recovery period.The evaluation range of the PAED scale is 0-20 points, If the score exceeds 10 points, Then it is considered delirium.
Gesell scale2 day after surgeryThrough the gesell scale, 5 tests are carried out on children: gross motor ability, fine movement, physical ability, verbal ability, and human ability.The evaluation range of the Gesell scale is 0-100 points. If the score is higher, it means good. If the score is low, it means that the result is not good. If the result is not good, it may be caused by anesthesia, so we conducted this evaluation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Extubation timeimmediately after surgeryExtubation time
Ramsay sedation score10 minutes after extubationRamsay sedation score after recovery, extubation and every 10min within 30min after extubation,Ramsay sedation score is 1-6 points. If the score is 2-4 points,That result is satisfactory, 5-6 points are excessive sedation.
Postoperative pain CHEOPs scores20 minutes after extubationThe postoperative pain CHEOPs scores were taken at the time of extubation and every 10 minutes within 30 minutes after extubation (the total score was less than 6 points, there was no pain, and ≥10 points for corresponding analgesia treatment). The total score is 46 points, if the total score is less than 6 points, it is judged as no pain
Heart RateDuring the induction period of anesthesia, intubation, and the operation period;immediately after entering the resuscitation room (T1), 5 minutes before extubation (T2), immediately after extubation (T3), and 2 minutes after extubation (T4);Observe heart rate through a monitor
Other adverse events during the recovery periodImmediately after the surgeryOther adverse events during the recovery period (eg nausea and vomiting, bronchospasm, respiratory depression, etc.)
recovery timeimmediately after recoveryrecovery time
Narcotic drugsDuring the surgeryThe use of narcotic drugs (eg pentazocine, propofol)
Mean Blood PressureDuring the induction period of anesthesia, intubation, and the operation period;immediately after entering the resuscitation room (T1), 5 minutes before extubation (T2), immediately after extubation (T3), and 2 minutes after extubation (T4);Observe and calculated mean blood pressure through a monitor

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary Contactlei zhang, Doctor
weiymzhl@126.com0086-18717822662
Backup Contacthong jiang, Doctor
jianghongjiuyuan@163.com0086-021-23271699

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026