Trial Outcomes & Findings for Efficacy of Single-Shot Dexmedetomidine Versus Placebo in Preventing Pediatric Emergence Delirium in Strabismus Surgery (NCT NCT01901588)

NCT ID: NCT01901588

Last Updated: 2016-07-11

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

63 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Length of PACU stay (around 3 hours on average)

Results posted on

2016-07-11

Participant Flow

Patient's familes were approached on the day of surgery and spoken to privately in the pre-op area. Fliers were placed at the phthalmalogist's offices so were generally aware of the study ahead of time.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Dexmedetomidine
dexmedetomidine/precedex Dexmedetomidine: intravenous dose of dexmedetomidine 0.3 mcg/kg over 5 minutes
Placebo
patients receive saline solution. Placebo: intraoperative dose of intravenous placebo
Overall Study
STARTED
32
31
Overall Study
COMPLETED
32
31
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Efficacy of Single-Shot Dexmedetomidine Versus Placebo in Preventing Pediatric Emergence Delirium in Strabismus Surgery

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Dexmedetomidine
n=32 Participants
dexmedetomidine/precedex Dexmedetomidine: intravenous dose of dexmedetomidine 0.3 mcg/kg over 5 minutes
Placebo
n=31 Participants
patients receive saline solution. Placebo: intraoperative dose of intravenous placebo
Total
n=63 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
32 Participants
n=99 Participants
31 Participants
n=107 Participants
63 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
12 Participants
n=99 Participants
16 Participants
n=107 Participants
28 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
20 Participants
n=99 Participants
15 Participants
n=107 Participants
35 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Alaskan
0 participants
n=99 Participants
0 participants
n=107 Participants
0 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian or Pacific Islander
1 participants
n=99 Participants
2 participants
n=107 Participants
3 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black, Not of Hispanic-American Origin
2 participants
n=99 Participants
1 participants
n=107 Participants
3 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic-American
1 participants
n=99 Participants
0 participants
n=107 Participants
1 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White, not of Hispanic-American Origin
23 participants
n=99 Participants
22 participants
n=107 Participants
45 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other or Unknown
5 participants
n=99 Participants
6 participants
n=107 Participants
11 participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Length of PACU stay (around 3 hours on average)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Dexmedetomidine
n=26 Participants
dexmedetomidine/precedex Dexmedetomidine: intravenous dose of dexmedetomidine 0.3 mcg/kg over 5 minutes
Placebo
n=29 Participants
patients receive saline solution. Placebo: intraoperative dose of intravenous placebo
Percentage of Patients Experiencing Pediatric Emergence Delirium in Strabismus Surgery
50 percentage of participants
48 percentage of participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Length of PACU stay (around 3 hours on average)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Dexmedetomidine
n=26 Participants
dexmedetomidine/precedex Dexmedetomidine: intravenous dose of dexmedetomidine 0.3 mcg/kg over 5 minutes
Placebo
n=29 Participants
patients receive saline solution. Placebo: intraoperative dose of intravenous placebo
Percentage of Participants Receiving Pain Medication
50 percentage of participants
66 percentage of participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Length of PACU stay (around 3 hours on average)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Dexmedetomidine
n=26 Participants
dexmedetomidine/precedex Dexmedetomidine: intravenous dose of dexmedetomidine 0.3 mcg/kg over 5 minutes
Placebo
n=29 Participants
patients receive saline solution. Placebo: intraoperative dose of intravenous placebo
Post-op Pain Interventions
18 number of pain interventions/group
30 number of pain interventions/group

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Length of PACU stay (around 3 hours on average)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Dexmedetomidine
n=26 Participants
dexmedetomidine/precedex Dexmedetomidine: intravenous dose of dexmedetomidine 0.3 mcg/kg over 5 minutes
Placebo
n=29 Participants
patients receive saline solution. Placebo: intraoperative dose of intravenous placebo
Percentage of Participants Requiring Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Rescue Medications
0 percentage of participants
14 percentage of participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Length of PACU stay (around 3 hours on average)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Dexmedetomidine
n=26 Participants
dexmedetomidine/precedex Dexmedetomidine: intravenous dose of dexmedetomidine 0.3 mcg/kg over 5 minutes
Placebo
n=29 Participants
patients receive saline solution. Placebo: intraoperative dose of intravenous placebo
Time to Arousal
60 minutes
Standard Deviation 36
40 minutes
Standard Deviation 39

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Length of PACU stay (around 3 hours on average)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Dexmedetomidine
n=26 Participants
dexmedetomidine/precedex Dexmedetomidine: intravenous dose of dexmedetomidine 0.3 mcg/kg over 5 minutes
Placebo
n=29 Participants
patients receive saline solution. Placebo: intraoperative dose of intravenous placebo
Time to PACU Discharge
186 minutes
Standard Deviation 64
173 minutes
Standard Deviation 60

Adverse Events

Dexmedetomidine

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine

NYU School of Medicine

Phone: 212.263.5072

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place