General Anesthesia vs. Local Anesthesia in Stereotaxy (GALAXY)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01515852 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified February 2013 by Lutz Weise, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospitals.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted
: January 24, 2012
Last Update Posted
: February 21, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Brain Lesion, Stereotactic Biopsy | Procedure: general anesthesia in stereotactic biopsy Procedure: local anesthesia in stereotactic biopsy | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 80 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | General Anesthesia vs. Local Anesthesia in Stereotaxy |
Study Start Date : | January 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 2014 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 2014 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Stress level after general anesthesia |
Procedure: general anesthesia in stereotactic biopsy
stereotactic biopsy
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Stress level after local anesthesia |
Procedure: local anesthesia in stereotactic biopsy
stereotactic biopsy
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- PTSS-10 [ Time Frame: Three days after operation ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- planned stereotactic biopsy
- age > 18 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- pregnancy
- anxiety disorder
- impaired consciousness

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01515852
Contact: Lutz Weise, M. D. | (0049) 69 6301 ext 5939 | lutz.weise@med.uni-frankfurt.de |
Germany | |
Department of Neurosurgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University | Recruiting |
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 60528 | |
Contact: Lutz Weise, M. D. (0049) 69 6301 ext 5939 lutz.weise@med.uni-frankfurt.de | |
Principal Investigator: Lutz Weise, M. D. |
Responsible Party: | Lutz Weise, Lutz Weise, M. D. Goethe University, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospitals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01515852 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
JohannWGUH_GALAXY |
First Posted: | January 24, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 21, 2013 |
Last Verified: | February 2013 |
Keywords provided by Lutz Weise, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospitals:
stress level stereotactic biopsy brain lesion general anesthesia local anesthesia |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anesthetics Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs |