NCT02548923

Dexmedetomidine Versus Propofol for Prolonged Sedation in Critically Ill Trauma and Surgical Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 57 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of dexmedetomidine versus propofol for prolonged sedation in trauma and surgical patients.

Detailed description

Design: Open-label, single-center prospective study. Setting: Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Unit (TSICU) at a Level I academic trauma center. Patients: Patients 18 years of age or older requiring mechanical ventilation and admitted to the TSICU Interventions: Patients were randomly assigned based on unit bed location to receive dexmedetomidine or propofol for sedation.

Conditions

• Delirium

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Dexmedetomidine	comparison to propofol

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-11-01
• Primary completion: 2015-04-01
• Completion: 2015-04-01
• First posted: 2015-09-14
• Last updated: 2015-09-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States