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The Determination of the Effect of Volatile Anesthetics on Leukocyte Function ex Vivo

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02207842

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One of the most common side effects of a surgical procedure is infection. In order to lower the number of infections that occur after surgery, it is important for physicians to know how medications used during surgery affect the way the body fights infection. Often, when anesthesiologists are helping people go to sleep before surgery they give people medications known as "volatile anesthetics". Volatile anesthetics are medications that can change from a liquid or solid to a gas very easily. Some studies suggest that these types of medications may change the way white blood cells work in the body. Changing the way white blood cells work could possibly increase the person's risk of infection after their surgery or weaken their body's ability to fight infections. The goal of this research study is to learn about how volatile anesthesia medications change the way white blood cells work in people having anesthesia for cardiac procedures. To do this, investigators will examine the function of while blood cells in the laboratory based setting.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02207842
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Boston Children's Hospital
Other
Enrollment
41 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Not listed

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
12 Months and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Nov 2014 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Jan 2017 (Actual)
Completion
Jan 2017 (Actual)
Last update posted
May 1, 2017

2014 – 2017

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Boston Children's Hospital Boston Massachusetts 02115 —

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