Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Tonsillectomy

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy, Post Operative Analgesia

In brief

The hypothesis of this study is that the administration of an intra-operative dose of dexmedetomidine will result in adequate analgesia without respiratory depression thereby resulting in an early discharge from the post anesthetic care unit following adenotonsillectomy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01057381

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

109

Starts

2005-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-07-27

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children between ages 3 and 17 years with American Society of Anesthesiology classification 1 or 2.

You may not qualify if…

• Children less than 3 years
• Children with uncorrected cardiac lesions
• Children with heart block or liver impairment
• Children with American Society of Anesthesiology Class 3 or 4.

Where it is running

• Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States

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