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Use of Transdermal Clonidine in Trauma Patients

NCT01139996 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2017-06-14

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Summary

This study will attempt to learn how to better treat trauma patients with delirium who are on a breathing machine. Delirium, also known as acute, temporary brain dysfunction, is a common reason why ventilated patients can not be weaned from the breathing machine even though their lungs may be healthy enough to breathe without the machine. The study hopes to show that by decreasing the patient's delirium it will lead to quicker weaning from the breathing machine and possibly a quicker overall recovery as well. Patients enrolled in this study will be treated with Clonidine or placebo. Clonidine is a drug that produces significant calming effects, decreases anxiety, and reduces pain, but with a lower incidence of delirium than other medications used in the ICU for this purpose. Clonidine is not approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration for treatment of delirium, but is commonly used for this purpose.

Conditions

  • Delirium

Interventions

DRUG

Clonidine

An oral loading dose of Clonidine 0.3 mg and placement of Clonidine Transdermal system at a dose of 0.3-mg/day (Catapres TTS-3), with patch overlay, followed by a final dose of Clonidine 0.3mg after 12 hours

DRUG

Placebo

A placebo oral tablet and the overlay patch only and in 12 hours they will receive a second and final tablet

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Memorial Health University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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