Effect of Raised End-Tidal pCo2 on Choroidal Volume
ConditionIntraocular Pressure
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 8
SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh
About this trial
This study is to investigate the relationship between arterial carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and vitreous pressure on the choroidal volume by integrated intraoperative OCT imaging under eye exams under anesthesia.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
any child undergoing an eye exam under anesthesia for an ophthalmologic reason.
children between the ages newborn to 8 years of age.
Disqualifiers
children who are not having an eye exam under anesthesia.
children with a known medical diagnosis that affect the eye to be studied
* children over the age of 8 years of age.
* children with altered cerebral autoregulation, increased intracranial pressure, pulmonary hypertension, or any other condition deemed appropriate by the anesthesiologist.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Ventilation manipulation
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov