NCT05485519

Brief Summary

Study will be conducted in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (KASCH), National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Total of 430 patients will participate to assess the safety and efficacy of prolonged Dexmedetomidine use beyond 24 hours in pediatric Intensive Care Unite.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
430

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2022

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 21, 2022

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 30, 2022

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 3, 2022

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2024

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

April 27, 2023

Status Verified

April 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

June 30, 2022

Last Update Submit

April 26, 2023

Conditions

Keywords

DexmedetomidineMidazolamIntubationWithdrawal Symptomsfailure of Extubating

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Mean time taken from end of sedation to extubation with no or minimal withdrawal symptoms

    from end of sedation to extubation assessed up to 24 hrs

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • To compare length of PICU stay in both groups

    from Intubation to discharge assessed up to 1 month

Study Arms (2)

Dexmedetomidine (D)

EXPERIMENTAL

Infusion start at 0.5 mcg/kg/hour. Titrate to effect (up to1.5 mcg/kg/hour)

Drug: Dexmedetomidine

Midazolam (M)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

1 mcg/kg/minute. Up to a maximum of 5 mcg/kg/minute.

Drug: Midazolam

Interventions

Infusion start at 0.5 mcg/kg/hour. Titrate to effect (up to1.5 mcg/kg/hour)

Dexmedetomidine (D)

(1 mcg/kg/minute. up to a maximum of 5 mcg/kg/minute.

Midazolam (M)

Eligibility Criteria

Age1 Year - 14 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Age 1-14 years both male and female who require mechanical ventilation
  • Informed consent from signed by patient's legal representatives, and for patients aged 12- 14 who has an age-appropriate understanding additional assent form signed by patient is required.
  • Intubated within 6 hours and anticipated to require mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours

You may not qualify if:

  • Septic shock and/or multi-organ failure.
  • Hemodynamically instability and requires inotropes.
  • Severe intracranial or spinal trauma with high intracranial pressure
  • Liver failure
  • Acute or chronic renal failure.
  • Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤8
  • Known to have allergy to the study drugs
  • Airway surgery

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (KASCH)

Riyadh, 14611, Saudi Arabia

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Interventions

DexmedetomidineMidazolam

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Substance-Related DisordersChemically-Induced DisordersMental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ImidazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsBenzodiazepinesBenzazepinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 30, 2022

First Posted

August 3, 2022

Study Start

April 21, 2022

Primary Completion

May 1, 2024

Study Completion

May 1, 2024

Last Updated

April 27, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

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