Stress During Deep Sedation With Propofol With and Without Alfentanil

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Sedation

In brief

This is a randomized clinical trial of deep procedural sedation with propofol with and without supplemental alfentanil. Patients will be assessed for total and fractionated serum catecholamines before and after the procedure in addition to usual procedural sedation outcomes parameters to assess the adrenergic effect of propofol sedation without supplemental opioid.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00997113

Run by

Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

People needed

20

Starts

2009-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-09-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients who will require deep procedural sedation with propofol in the ED

You may not qualify if…

• age <18
• intoxication
• unable to provide informed consent
• allergy to propofol or alfentanil
• pregnant
• ASA physical status score > 2

Where it is running

• Hennepin County Medical Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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