Education and Training

THRIVE Feasibility Trial

To evaluate the feasibility of a pragmatic, large scale, comparative effectiveness, randomized evaluation of patient experience of intravenous propofol versus inhaled volatile anesthesia.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.

Stanford Investigator(s):

Intervention(s):

  • other: Anesthetic technique Propofol TIVA
  • other: Anesthetic technique inhaled agent

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - 18 years or older

   - Undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery expected to last ≥ 60 min requiring general
   anesthesia, including a tracheal tube or laryngeal mask airway (or similar
   supra-glottic device)

Exclusion Criteria:

   - Inability to provide informed consent in English

   - Pregnancy (based on patient report or positive test on the day of surgery)

   - Surgical procedure requiring general, regional, neuraxial anesthesia administered by
   an anesthesia clinician (anesthesiologist, CRNA, anesthesiology assistant) occurring
   within 30 days prior to or planned to occur within 30 days after surgery date

   - Contraindication to propofol TIVA or inhaled volatile (for example, documented allergy
   to propofol, history of severe postoperative nausea or vomiting, concern for or
   history of malignant hyperthermia)

   - Surgical procedures requiring specific general anesthesia option (for example, TIVA
   required for neuromonitoring).

   - Hospital approved, written protocol mandating a particular technique

   - History of intraoperative awareness during general anesthesia based on patient
   self-report on the day of consent

   - Planned postoperative intubation

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years - N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Not currently accepting new patients for this trial

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Larry Chu, MD, MS
Not Recruiting