NCT01188551

Dexmedetomidine Versus Fentanyl Following Pressure Equalization Tube Placement

Pain Management Following Myringotomy and Tube Placement: Intranasal Dexmedetomidine Versus Fentanyl

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a study to compare intranasal dexmedetomidine to intranasal fentanyl following anesthesia induction in patients undergoing myringotomy and placement of pressure equalization (PE) tubes in providing analgesia and smoothing emergence from general anesthesia.

Conditions

• Chronic Otitis Media

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Dexmedetomidine	dexmedetomidine (1 µg/kg) will be administered intranasally
DRUG	Fentanyl	fentanyl (2 µg/kg) will be administered intranasally
DRUG	Midazolam	Sedative given pre-op.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2012-04-01
• Completion: 2012-04-01
• First posted: 2010-08-25
• Last updated: 2014-04-01
• Results posted: 2014-04-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States