Status:

COMPLETED

The SOMNUS Study: Sedative Optimization Via Monitoring Neurological Status

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Medtronic - MITG

Conditions:

Delirium

Cognitive Impairment

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A combined strategy of Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) clinical targeting plus bispectral index (BIS) guided sedation in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients will decrease tim...

Detailed Description

Sedatives and analgesics are used to maintain comfort in almost all mechanically ventilated patients. Unfortunately, these medications also have many deleterious effects. Sedatives increase time on me...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female adult patients admitted to the ICU for critical illnesses requiring mechanical ventilation with expectation of being mechanically ventilated for greater than 24 hours. Subjects must have an actual or a target RASS of -3 or deeper with 48 hours of initiation of mechanical ventilation.

Exclusion

  • Subjects who are less than 18 years old.
  • Inability to obtain informed consent from the patient or his/her surrogate.
  • Subjects admitted with alcohol or drug overdoses, suicide attempts, or alcohol/delirium with tremors.
  • Subjects with documented moderate to severe dementia.
  • Subjects with anoxic brain injuries, strokes, neurotrauma, or neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis or Guillain Barre syndrome.
  • Subjects whose family and/or physician have not committed to aggressive support for 72 hours or who are likely to withdraw within 72 hours.
  • Subjects who are moribund or are not expected to survive hospital discharge due to preexisting uncorrectable medical condition.
  • Subjects who have either Child-Pugh Class B or C cirrhosis.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00469482

Start Date

June 1 2007

End Date

September 1 2016

Last Update

March 8 2018

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232