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Effect of Binaural Beats for Maintenance of General Anesthesia

) The Effect of Intraoperative Binaural Beats on the Quantity of Inhaled Anesthetic Gas Required for the Maintenance of General Anesthesia: a Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06002568
Acronym
BB
Enrollment
122
Registered
2023-08-21
Start date
2023-08-31
Completion date
2025-07-31
Last updated
2023-08-21

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Conditions

Anesthesia, General

Keywords

Sevoflurane, Brain waves, Binaural Beats

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of binaural beats on maintenance of general anesthesia in patients undergoing thyroidectomy without intraoperative neuromonitoring. The main question it aims to answer is: * 1\) Does applying binaural beats during surgery reduce the gas anesthetics (especially sevoflurane) requirement to maintaining adequate anesthetic depth during general anesthesia? * 2\) Does applying binaural beats during surgery affect intraoperative hemodynamic stability or post operative nausea and vomiting? Participants will wear headsets with a sound generator which contains music files (binaural beat file in the intervention group (BB) ; silent file in control group (C)) according to the randomization. Researchers will compare the BB and C group to see if intraoperative binaural beats reduce the requirements of sevoflurane for maintaining adequate anesthetic depth.

Detailed description

This study will look at thyroidectomy patients without neuromonitoring. Before entering the operating room, patients will be randomized according to the randomization table, with the test group receiving a sound generating device with a binaural sound file and the control group receiving a sound generating device with a silent file. After entering the operating room, electrocardiogram, pulse oxymetry, non-invasive blood pressure monitor, and sensor for depth of anesthesia will be attached. At the beginning of anesthesia induction, the headset will be placed on the patient and a sound generator will be connected to the headset to play the file. The induction of anesthesia will be done with administration of fentanyl and propofol in both groups, and after confirming that the patient is unresponsive to voice, rocuronium and sevoflurane will be administrated to the patient. During the operation, the inhaled anesthetic concentration will be adjusted to maintain a patient state index (PSI) between 25 and 50. Fentanyl can be titrated up to 100 mcg to account for the hemodynamic response to intraoperative pain, and neuromuscular blocking agents are titrated to maintain a train of four (TOF) count of 1-3. The headset is continuously applied to the patient during surgery, and blood pressure, pulse oximetry, PSI, end tidal sevoflurane and end tidal minimal alveolar concentration will be monitored during the operation. At the time of the final suture of the skin, the sound generator will be removed from the headset. Save the raw EEG data from the Sedline® sensor for further analytical evaluation.

Interventions

PROCEDURESilent

Apply wave file created in silence.

Apply wave file which is intended to generate binaural beats by applying waves of different frequency (1Hz difference) in each ear.

Sponsors

Seoul National University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

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

Intervention model description

A prospective randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who are scheduled for thyroidectomy without neuromonitoring * Patients aged 20-60 who require general anesthesia over 2 hours * Patients who are able to provide written consent to participate in the clinical trial, to understand the procedure of this clinical trial, and to fill out the questionnaire appropriately * Patients with ASA physical status classification 1-2

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with hearing loss or using hearing aids * Patients who received narcotic analgesics or sedative drugs within 1 week * Patients with alcohol or drug dependence * Patients with drug hypersensitivity to sevoflurane * Patients with family history or past history of malignant hyperthermia * Patients with neuromuscular disease of myasthenia gravis * Patients with arrhythmia, cardiovascular disease, and decreased heart function * Patients with kidney failure * Patients who are judged to be inappropriate for this clinical trial according to the opinions of investigators

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Average end tidal sevoflurane concentrationFrom the starting of surgery to the final suture of skinAverage end tidal sevoflurane concentrations required for maintenance of general anesthesia from surgical incision to skin closure

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
End tidal minimal alveolar concentration - MinimumFrom the starting of surgery to the final suture of skinMinimal value of end tidal minimal alveolar concentration during maintenance of general anesthesia
AnxietyRight after arriving the operating roomAnxiety is evaluated using visual analogue score(0-100mm ruler without a scale), after entering the operating room
Vital signFrom the starting to the end of general anesthesiaNoninvasive blood pressure (systolic & diastolic & mean, mmHg)
End tidal minimal alveolar concentration - MaximumFrom the starting of surgery to the final suture of skinMaximal value of end tidal minimal alveolar concentration during maintenance of general anesthesia
Post operative nausea vomitingDuring the patients stay in post anesthesia care unitThe incidence of post operative nausea vomiting, in the post anesthesia care unit
Post operative painWhile the patient stay in post anesthesia care unitPain is evaluate in Numerical rating scales score (0-10, 0 for no pain and 10 for for worst pain imaginable), in the post anesthesia care unit
DeliriumSince the patient leaves the post anesthesia care unit, until post operative 24 hoursThe incidence of delirium in the ward within 24 hours after operation
Brain waveFrom the starting of surgery to the final suture of skinPatient state index (PSI) by Sedline device

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactJeong-Hwa Seo, MD., PhD.
eongpa@empas.com+82-10-55020551

Outcome results

None listed

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