Effects of Binaural Beats on Inhaled Anesthetic Requirements During General Anesthesia in Pediatric Patients

The hypothesis of this study is that continuously delivering binaural beats with a phase difference corresponding to the slow-delta frequency band during anesthesia in pediatric patients can clinically and significantly reduce the required dose of the commonly used inhalational anesthetic, sevoflurane. To test this hypothesis, the study will compare the average end-tidal concentration of sevoflurane between a group exposed to continuous binaural beats (approximately 1 Hz phase difference) during surgery and a control group not exposed to such auditory stimulation.

NCT Number	NCT06979206
Lead Sponsor	Seoul National University Hospital
Conditions	General Anesthesia, Children
Enrollment	68 participants
Start Date	2025-05-30
Primary Completion	2027-05-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-12-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-05-21