Dexmedetomidine Versus Fentanyl Following Pressure Equalization Tube Placement

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Chronic Otitis Media

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01188551

Run by

Nationwide Children's Hospital

People needed

100

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-04-01

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• functional status as assigned by the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) classification of I or II (no or minimal co-morbid disease)
• patients scheduled for placement of bilateral myringotomy tubes

You may not qualify if…

• history of allergy to either dexmedetomidine or fentanyl
• concomitant use of medications which may exaggerate the HR response of dexmedetomidine including digoxin or β-adrenergic antagonists.

Where it is running

• Nationwide Children's Hospital — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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