Post-Marketing Clinical Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Dexmedetomidine in Post-Operative Patients

Conscious Sedation Clinical Trial

Official title: A Post-Marketing, Open-Label, Randomized, Comparative Study Comparing the Usefulness of Dexmedetomidine at the Time of Extubation and Post Extubation Period to Other Sedative Management in Post-Operative Patients

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine at the time of extubation and after extubation, in patients requiring postoperative sedation in the ICU.

Clinical Trial Description

The study is to conduct as a phase IV post-marketing clinical study in accordance with the approval condition of dexmedetomidine hydrochloride in Japan. The study will compare the use of dexmedetomidine in patient management at the time of extubation with other sedative/ analgesic management, Comparison is made in the use of dexmedetomidine in patient management between a group in which management is performed with dexmedetomidine and a group in which standard management is performed with propofol in patients requiring postoperative sedation in the ICU The usefulness of dexmedetomidine during postextubation period is also evaluated. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Conscious Sedation

• NCT number: NCT00318955
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Hospira, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: November 2005
• Completion date: August 2006