Status:

RECRUITING

Minimizing ICU Neurological Dysfunction With Dexmedetomidine-induced Sleep (MINDDS II)

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Delirium

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This is a pragmatic phase III, randomized, blinded, double placebo-controlled, three-arm trial of elderly patients following cardiac surgery to assess the relationship between nighttime intravenous (I...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged 60 years or older
  • Scheduled to undergo a cardiac surgical procedure with cardiopulmonary bypass
  • Planned postoperative admission to the intensive care unit (ICU)

Exclusion

  • Allergy or hypersensitivity to dexmedetomidine or the placebo study medication
  • Preexisting diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementia, severe cognitive impairment or delirium at baseline
  • Severe liver failure (Child-Pugh score \> 5)
  • Severe deficit(s) due to structural or anoxic brain damage
  • Undergoing a surgical procedure requiring total circulatory arrest
  • SARS-CoV-2 positive or symptomatic (e.g., fever, cough, loss of taste/smell)
  • Blind, deaf, or unable to communicate in English
  • Patients experiencing circumstances for which long-term follow-up might be difficult (e.g., homelessness, active psychotic disorder, or substance abuse)
  • Co-enrollment in other interventional studies that, in the opinion of the site investigator and/or PI, might interfere with study participation, collection, or interpretation of the study data

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 6 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 31 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

1800 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06192615

Start Date

January 6 2025

End Date

March 31 2029

Last Update

December 31 2025

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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

2

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94117

3

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

4

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 522421320