Clinical trials: Dexmedetomidine
Emergence Delirium
Emergence Agitation Between Dexmedetomidine and Sevoflurane Anesthesia
Emergence agitation is commonly encountered after receiving inhalation anesthesia. This distressing phenomenon carries risks that are harmful to patients, caregivers and medical personnel.
- Trial name
- NCT06482125
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Sevoflurane
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pelita Harapan University
Heart Failure
Chronotropic Incompetence in Patients With HFpEF
The purpose of this study is to determine the mechanisms of chronotropic incompetence (inability to increase heart rate with exercise) in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
- Trial name
- NCT02524145
- Testing
- Static Handgrip, Dexmedetomidine, Glycopyrrolate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Saccadic Eye Movements
The Effect of Sedation on Eye Movements
The purpose of this study is to determine whether sedation affects saccadic eye movements.
- Trial name
- Eye Movement (NCT00646646)
- Testing
- propofol, dexmedetomidine, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anesthesia
Effect of Dexmedetomidine of Gastrointestinal Motility
Anorectal manometry requires that the patient be able to respond to command and not receive any medications which could alter muscle tone or motility.
- Trial name
- NCT04798482
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Dexmedetomidine Induced Sedation
Combined Electroencephalogram, Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Positron Emission Tomography of Dexmedetomidine Induced Sleep
The investigators are doing this research study to find out how and where dexmedetomidine, a sedative anesthetic, acts in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT01485380
- Testing
- dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Sleep
Implications of Anesthetics on Sleep Consolidation
Sleep leads to consolidation of learning in humans, restoring memories that were forgotten over a waking day and protecting memories against future forgetting.
- Trial name
- NCT04329091
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Breast Feeding, Analgesia Obstetrical
Intravenous Dexmedetomidine for Cesarean Section
Nervous, anxiety, fear and other psychological reactions always appears in parturients during cesarean section. This study intends to investigate the effectiveness and safety of dexmedetomidine combined with butorphanol tartrate…
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Analgesia Obstetrical, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03065530
- Testing
- Normal Saline, Dexmedetomidine 0.03ug/kg/h, Dexmedetomidine 0.05ug/kg/h
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Colonoscopy
Propofol and Dexmedetomidine Versus a Propofol Only Regimen for Sedation During Colonoscopy
An ideal sedative for colonoscopy should have properties that include: rapid onset and offset of action, provide cardiopulmonary stability, have minimal adverse effects, and allow for smooth recovery, and early discharge.
- Trial name
- NCT03139279
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Anesthesia, Opioid Use
Opioid-Free Anesthetic for Tonsillectomy
Prospective randomized controlled trial to determine if opioid-free anesthetic for tonsillectomy is non-inferior to standard opioid-containing anesthetic
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Opioid Use, Tonsillitis, Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04528173
- Testing
- Ketorolac, Dexmedetomidine, Morphine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Anesthesia, Pain
Memory & Conditioning Under Anesthesia
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of pain on long-term memory and conditioned physiologic responses in the presence and absence of distinct intravenous anesthetics.
- Trial name
- MCA (NCT04062123)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Keith M Vogt
Glioma
Sedatives' Effects on Neurological Function in Patients With Eloquent Area Glioma
Sedation in the operating room, the Post Anesthesia Care Unit and the Intensive Care Unit is common and often necessary for patients with intracranial brain tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT02439164
- Testing
- Midazolam
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Multimodal Analgesia
Propofol + Remifentanil vs. Propofol + Dexmedetomidine in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Having Spine Surgery
Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis may need surgery to correct their scoliosis. General anesthesia is required for this surgery, and a multimodal analgesic regimen using combinations of opioid and non-opioid…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Multimodal Analgesia, Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia, Remifentanil
- Trial name
- NCT06096181
- Testing
- Remifentanil TIVA, Dexmedetomidine TIVA, Propofol TIVA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Anesthesia
Dexmedetomidine Sedation With Third Molar Surgery
Intravenous sedation is used frequently for the relief of pain and anxiety associated with oral surgical procedures performed under local anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT01017237
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Midazolam, Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Amnesia, Pain
Memory Modulation by Pain During Anesthesia
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of pain on facilitating long-term auditory memory in the presence and absence of distinct intravenous anesthetics.
- Conditions
- Amnesia, Pain, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- MMA (NCT02515890)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Midazolam, Peripheral nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Postoperative Delirium, Sleep
Minimizing ICU Neurological Dysfunction With Dexmedetomidine-induced Sleep
This study aims to determine whether, compared with placebo, the nighttime administration of a intravenous dexmedetomidine is effective at inducing sleep and preventing postoperative delirium in extubated post-cardiac surgical…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Delirium, Sleep, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- MINDDS (NCT02856594)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 469 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Insomnia
Polysomnographic Study Comparing the Use of Dexmedetomidine and Zolpidem to Induce Natural Sleep
The purpose of this study is to determine whether dexmedetomidine can be used to induce normal physiological sleep in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT01485393
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Zolpidem
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Opioid Use, Unspecified, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Effect of Opioid Free Anesthetic on Post-Operative Opioid Consumption After Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
A comparison of post-operative opioid use in laparoscopic bariatric surgery patients receiving opioid or opioid-free anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Unspecified, Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT04081545
- Testing
- Opioid Anesthetics, Non Opioid Analgesics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christine Oryhan
Pregnancy Related
Effectiveness of Clonidine, Dexmedetomidine, and Fentanyl Adjuncts for Labor Epidural Analgesia
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effectiveness of epidural clonidine, dexmedetomidine, or fentanyl adjuncts for labor analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT05487196
- Testing
- Clonidine, Dexmedetomidine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grace Lim, MD, MS
Analgesia, Anesthesia
Neuroimaging Study of Dexmedetomidine-Induced Analgesia
Neuroimaging data will be collected for patients that are given low doses of dexmedetomidine in order to understand its analgesic effects.
- Trial name
- NCT04656470
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Unconsciousness, Consciousness
UNderstanding CONSciousness Connectedness and Intraoperative Unresponsiveness Study
This study will be a single-site, controlled, unblinded study at the University of Wisconsin to examine changes in the electroencephalogram during anesthesia and waking.
- Trial name
- UN-CONSCIOUS (NCT03284307)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Ketamine, Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison