Combined Electroencephalogram, Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Positron Emission Tomography of Dexmedetomidine Induced Sleep

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Conditions studied: Dexmedetomidine Induced Sedation

In brief

The investigators are doing this research study to find out how and where dexmedetomidine, a sedative anesthetic, acts in the brain. The investigators will do this by using a machine that records the brains electrical activity, called an electroencephalogram (EEG), and brain imaging scans to look at the brain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01485380

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

20

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-01-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I
• 18 to 35 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• MRI and/or PET screening criteria not met
• Abnormal sleep habits/known or suspected sleep disorder(s)
• Taking medication that alters sleep, cognitive function, or both -History of a known neurological or psychiatric problem -Younger than 18 or older than 35 years of age

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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