Study on the Effects of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine on Pain in Patients Undergoing Elective Spinal Surgery
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Official title
Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study on the Effects of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine on Pain in Patients Undergoing Elective Spinal Surgery
Brief summary
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This is a randomized, prospective, double-blind , placebo-controlled trial examining the effects of intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion on pain in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery. One hundred ten subjects (55 in each arm) will be enrolled. Subjects, over the age of 18, undergoing lumbar spinal fusion will be considered eligible for enrollment. Subjects will receive either intraoperative dexmedetomidine or placebo of normal saline infusion. They will be followed for approximately six weeks postoperatively.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03325972
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 83 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Sep 14, 2016 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Feb 22, 2022 (Actual)
- Completion
- Feb 22, 2022 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Jun 5, 2023
2016 – 2022
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University School of Medicine | New York | New York | 10016 | — |
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- Last update posted Jun 5, 2023 · Synced Oct 31, 2026
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