An observational study in Anesthesia, sponsored by University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 4 Years to 10 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-03-24.
Sponsored by University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School · Observational
The infantile brain has to pass essential, mayor steps in the first 36 months of life. During that period of development it is particularly vulnerable to toxic, exogenic influences. This study wants to review the long-term effects of children who were exposed to anesthesia in the first three years of their life. Therefore the investigators will examine children at age of 4-10 that were exposed to anesthesia and compare their neurocognitive capacity to children who did not have any exposure to anesthesia. The investigators plan on measuring the intelligence quotient using standardized tests which will be performed by a trained psychologist. In addition there will be a questionnaire concerning behavioral characteristics and educational development which is filled by the parents. The exposed children will be recruited from our preexisting database, the control group will be recruited from practitioners and the pediatric walk-in-clinic.
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Children age 4-10 who underwent general anesthesia below the age of 36 months in context of surgical or diagnostic procedures or sedation uring intensive care.
Exclusion Criteria:
Children age 4-10 who required general anesthesia before the age of 36 months in the context of surgical and diagnostic procedures or sedation during intensive care, excluding neurosurgical interventions or cardiac surgery as well as preexisting hereditary or acquired neurocognitive deficits
Children age 4-10 who did not require any anesthesia before the age of 36 months. Excluding preexisting hereditary or acquired neurocognitive deficits.
Cognitive Capacity for children between 7 and 10 years of age
Standardized tests for intelligence quotient (IQ): Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children - Second Edition (KABC-II)
Time frame: Test is done 1 to 10 years after anesthesia and is lasting 3 hours
Cognitive Capacity for children between 4 and 7 years of age
Standardized tests for intelligence quotient (IQ): Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-III)
Time frame: Test is done 1 to 10 years after anesthesia and is lasting 3 hours
Cognitive Capacity for children between 2 and 4 years of age
Standardized tests for intelligence quotient (IQ): Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV)
Time frame: Test is done 1 to 10 years after anesthesia and is lasting 3 hours
Educational status
Questionnaire, filled by parents 1-10 years after anesthesia exposure
Time frame: 1 to 10 years after anesthesia, lasting 30 minutes
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