Status:

UNKNOWN

Dexmedetomidine for Prevention of Postoperative Delirium After Intracranial Operation for Brain Tumor

Lead Sponsor:

Capital Medical University

Conditions:

Central Nervous System Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Postoperative delirium is common after major surgery, and is associated with adverse outcomes. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials have shown that perioperative admini...

Detailed Description

Postoperative delirium is common after major surgery, and is associated with adverse outcomes. However, patients with neurological illness are usually excluded from previous researches. Recently, limi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The inclusion criteria are adult patients after elective intracranial operation for brain tumor under general anesthesia and who are admitted to the ICU directly from the operating room or postoperative care unit.
  • The exclusion criteria include:
  • Admitted to the ICU after 22:00 PM;
  • Medical records documented preoperative history of mental or cognitive disorders including schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinsonism, or dementia;
  • Medical records documented inability to communicate in the preoperative period due to coma or language barrier;
  • History of drug abuse of psychoactive and anesthetic drugs;
  • Known preoperative severe sinus bradycardia (lower than 50 beats/min), sick sinus syndrome, second- or third-degree atrioventricular block, or left ventricular ejection fraction lower than 30%;
  • Serious hepatic dysfunction (Child-Pugh class C);
  • Severe renal dysfunction requiring renal replacement therapy before the surgery;
  • Allergies to ingredients or components of 5-\[(1S)-1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl\]-1H-imidazole (dexmedetomidine hydrochloride);
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification of IV to VI;
  • Moribund condition with low likelihood of survival for more than 24 hours;
  • Pregnancy or lactation women;
  • Current enrolment in another clinical trial;
  • Refuse to participate.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    October 1 2021

    Estimated Enrollment :

    700 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04399343

    Start Date

    March 1 2021

    End Date

    October 1 2021

    Last Update

    January 28 2021

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    Intensive Care Unit, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100070