Status:

COMPLETED

Remifentanil and Propofol Versus Fentanyl and Midazolam for Sedation During Therapeutic Hypothermia. A Randomised, Controlled Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Collaborating Sponsors:

St. Olavs Hospital

Conditions:

Hypothermia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to increase knowledge about drug properties and effects during therapeutic hypothermia. The primary end point of this study is the time from termination of sedation to extubat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Treatment with therapeutic hypothermia following cardiac arrest (33-34°C) and analgesia/sedation required
  • Patients must be 18 years or older
  • Inclusion must be approved by the attending physician

Exclusion

  • Pregnant women
  • Cardiovascular unstable patients in a deteriorating circulatory status which require multiple other therapeutic measures that makes participation practically impossible
  • Liver or renal failure defined as sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA)-score 3 or 4
  • History of drug allergies, or contraindications for the study drugs
  • Patients using a scheduled dose of any of the study drugs.
  • Patients with a known substance abuse of opioids or benzodiazepines

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00667043

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2010

Last Update

December 29 2023

Active Locations (2)

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Stavanger University Hospital

Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway, 4068

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St. Olavs Hospital

Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, 7006