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CompletedNCT05951465Updated Oct 10, 2023

Esketamine and Propofol for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Undergoing Colonoscopy

An interventional study of Esketamine and Esketamine in Autism Spectrum Disorder, sponsored by The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 3 Years to 14 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-10-10.

Sponsored by The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
46
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
3 Years to 14 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the dose-response relationship of esketamine in combination with propofol for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder undering colonoscopy.

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Autistic children appear with significant frequency for medical services, lots of which requiring procedural sedation or anaesthesia. They have often been described as difficult to sedate or anesthetize due to a variety of ASD symptoms. It is a challenging task to provide safe and effective sedation during the colonoscopic procedure in autism children. Propofol sedation for endoscopic procedures is safe and acceptable for children, especially those who express significant anxiety. Propofol-based sedation turned out to be the most effective dosage regimens, with effectiveness comparable to general anesthesia. The addition of certain dose ketamine to propofol may increase the effectiveness without creating more adverse events.

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Conditions studied

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

Keywords

  • colonoscopy
  • anaesthesia
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • propofol
  • esketamine
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In context

Autistic Disorder

1,344 studies on the registry are indexed under Autistic Disorder; 334 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 46 is close to the median of 45 across 1,044 interventional studies indexed under Autistic Disorder.

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Lead sponsor

The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University is the lead sponsor of 67 studies on the registry; 34 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
3 Years to 14 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • (1) aged 2-12 years;
  • (2) diagnosed with ASD by pediatric psychiatrists in accordance with the criteria in the Fifth Edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V);
  • (3) evaluated as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II;
  • (4) scheduled for colonic procedure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • (1) oral sedation (premedication) before intravenous catheter placement;
  • (2) any contraindication to study medications;
  • (3) other circumstances in which the investigator determined that a patient was not suitable for participation in the clinical trial.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
46 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    eskatemine 0.3mg/kg + propofol

    eskatemine dose will be 0.3 mg/kg. Propofol dose for the first patient will be 2.5mg/kg. Doses for the subsequent patients will increase or decrease by 0.8 mg/kg using the Dixon Up and Down method.

    Drug: Esketamine · Drug: Propofol

  • Experimental
    eskatemine 0.6mg/kg + propofol

    eskatemine dose will be 0.6 mg/kg. Propofol dose for the first patient will be 2.0mg/kg. Doses for the subsequent patients will increase or decrease by 0.4 mg/kg using the Dixon Up and Down method.

    Drug: Esketamine · Drug: Propofol

Interventions

  • DrugEsketamine

    esketamine dose will be 0.3 mg/kg. Propofol dose for the first patient will be 2.5 mg/kg. Doses for the subsequent patients will increase or decrease by 0.8 mg/kg using the Dixon Up and Down method.

  • DrugEsketamine

    esketamine dose will be 0.6 mg/kg. Propofol dose for the first patient will be 2.0 mg/kg. Doses for the subsequent patients will increase or decrease by 0.4 mg/kg using the Dixon Up and Down method.

  • DrugPropofol

    propofol

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Dose of Propofol Required to Prevent Movement (Response) to Insertion of colonoscpopy 1

    The objective is to determine the effective bolus dose in 50% of subjects (ED50) of propofol in combination with ketamine 0.3, 0.6mg/kg that produces an adequate depth of anesthesia to prevent minimal or no movement on colonoscopy insertion in children with Autism spectrum disorder.

    Time frame: Procedure (This outcome is measured at the time of insertion of colonoscopy)

  2. Dose of Propofol Required to Prevent Movement (Response) to Insertion of colonoscpopy 2

    The objective is to determine the effective bolus dose in 95% of subjects (ED50) of propofol in combination with ketamine 0.3, 0.6mg/kg that produces an adequate depth of anesthesia to prevent minimal or no movement on colonoscopy insertion in children with Autism spectrum disorder.

    Time frame: Procedure (This outcome is measured at the time of insertion of colonoscopy)

Secondary outcomes

  1. movement score during the procedure

    (1 = no movement; 2 = semipurposeful allowing continuation of the procedure; 3 = vigorous purposeful movements withholding the procedure)

    Time frame: during the procudure

  2. arterial blood pressure

    arterial blood pressure was measured noninvasively at four time points:T0: before induction of sedation,T1: immediately after induction of sedation, T2: complete evaluation of the coln through colonoscopy, T3: at the end of colonic TET procedure。

    Time frame: during the procudure

  3. adverse event

    (including hypoxia (SpO2 \<93% for \>10 s) or respiratory depression (apnea \>15 s), hypotension (MAP \< 20% from baseline) or bradycardia (HR \< 60 x/min and/or decrease in HR \> 20% from baseline) were recorded.

    Time frame: during the procedure - 24 hours after procedure

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Study locations

1 site
  • Sir Run Run Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 10, 2023, 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
NCT05951465
Lead sponsor
The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Collaborators
Nanjing Medical University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 19, 2023
Start date
Jul 20, 2023
Primary completion
Sep 20, 2023
Completion
Sep 20, 2023
Last update
Oct 10, 2023

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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