Reversal of General Anesthesia With Methylphenidate



Status:Enrolling by invitation
Conditions:Cognitive Studies
Therapuetic Areas:Psychiatry / Psychology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 75
Updated:8/18/2018
Start Date:November 2014
End Date:December 2018

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

Reversal of General Anesthesia With Intravenous Methylphenidate

The aim of this study is to investigate whether methylphenidate (Ritalin) can actively induce
emergence from general anesthesia in patients having a pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple
procedure), a pancreatectomy, or a prostatectomy.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 18-75 years

- American Society of Anesthesiologists classification 1 or 2

- Scheduled to undergo a pancreaticoduodenectomy or distal pancreatectomy at
Massachusetts General Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

- American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification of 3 or beyond.
We found this trial at
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Massachusetts General Hospital
185 Cambridge Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
617-724-5200
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