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RecruitingNCT03546387Updated Jun 3, 2026

Determining Whether Multiple Anesthesia Exposures Affect Cognitive Function for Retinoblastoma Patients

An observational study in Pediatric Retinoblastoma and Retinoblastoma, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-03.

Sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started May 2018; still recruiting 8 years 6 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
75
Ages
6 Years to 17 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to see if there is a difference between the development of the brain (neurodevelopment) in children who have been treated for retinoblastoma with multiple anesthetic exposures, compared with brain development in children who have never had anesthesia.

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Conditions studied

  • Pediatric Retinoblastoma
  • Retinoblastoma

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Keywords

  • 18-126
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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In context

Retinoblastoma

124 studies on the registry are indexed under Retinoblastoma; 23 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 75 is below the median of 224 across 34 observational studies indexed under Retinoblastoma.

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Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 1,964 studies on the registry; 327 are open to participants now.

Of its 135 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 71 (53%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Years to 17 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

pediatric patients with retinoblastoma, between 6 and 16 years of age, at MSK.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 6 and \< 17 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of any secondary disease associated with developmental delay
  • History of second cancer diagnosis
  • Legal Blindness
  • Past surgery of any type, with the exception of enucleation for retinoblastoma
  • Past exposure to anesthesia for surgical intervention
  • More than one anesthesia encounter for surgical intervention before diagnosis at MSK
  • Past External Beam Radiation for treatment of retinoblastoma
  • Past systemic chemotherapy
  • Non-native speaker of English; however, children whose parents speak only Spanish will be included, because the tests for parents are available in Spanish
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
75 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • OtherWechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition (WISC-V)

    the WISC-V assessment produces a Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) used for primary power consideration in this study. The FSIQ is the most comprehensive global ability score on the WISC-V, and it has been conventionally reported and interpreted as an estimation of overall intellectual ability

  • OtherCalifornia Verbal Learning Test, Children's Version

    Used to assess verbal learning and memory in children and adolescents

  • OtherBeery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration, 6th edition

    Helps assess visual-motor skills in children and adults.

  • OtherGrooved Pegboard Test

    Measures dexterity

  • OtherBehavior Assessment System for Children/Parent Report

    The Behavior Assessment System for Children/Parent Report is a questionnaire that assesses the social-emotional and behavioral functioning (e.g., anxiety, depression, attention, hyperactivity, adaptability, leadership, social skills, etc.) in children between the ages of 2 and 22 years, and is available in English and Spanish.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparing scores in neuropsychological testing results

    The primary outcome is based on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 5th edition (WISC-V) measured at follow up. The 5 primary index scores on the WISC-V (Verbal Comprehension, Visual Spatial, Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory, and Processing Speed) are based on 10 subtests and represent intellectual functioning in different cognitive areas. Similar to the FSIQ, the primary index scores are on a standard score metric with a mean of 100 (SD=15). The WISC-V consists of 16 subtests; each subtest is based on a scaled score metric with a mean of 10 and standard deviation (SD) of 3. Performance on these domain-specific subtests will be summarized and analyzed similarly to the FSIQ.

    Time frame: 6 weeks

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
    Recruiting
    • Vittoria Arslan Carlon, MD · Contact212-639-2680
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started May 2018 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for May 2027, 108 months after the start.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 8, 2018
First posted
Jun 6, 2018
StartActual
May 7, 2018
Primary completionEst.
May 7, 2027
CompletionEst.
May 7, 2027
Last update
Jun 3, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 3, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03546387
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 6, 2018
Start date
May 7, 2018
Primary completion
May 7, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
May 7, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 3, 2026

Study contacts

Vittoria Arslan Carlon, MD
Contact
arslancv@mskcc.org
212-639-2680
David Abramson, MD
Contact
abramsod@mskcc.org
212-639-7232
Vittoria Arslan Carlon, MD
principal investigator · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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