Status:
COMPLETED
Susceptibility of Motor-Evoked Potentials to Varying Targeted Blood Levels of Dexmedetomidine
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Conditions:
Scoliosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-25 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Reduction of the spinal cord injuries during scoliosis surgery is a major goal of the anesthesia and surgical team. Despite improvement in scoliosis surgery over the years, the development of neurolog...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects must be 10 to 25 years of age
- Diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis is established
- Subject's legal authorized representative has given written, informed consent to participate in the study and, where appropriate, the subject has given assent to participate
- American society of Anesthesiology physical status one/two
- Patients scheduled for posterior spinal fusion only
Exclusion
- • Patients with neuromuscular scoliosis and patients with motor or sensory deficit in the lower extremities
- Patients with allergy to, or contraindication for the drugs or techniques used in the study
- Morbid obesity (Body mass index higher than 40)
- History of malignant hyperthermia
- Patient with severe cardiopulmonary disease (pulmonary hypertension, cardiomyopathy, mechanical ventilation)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00671931
Start Date
April 1 2007
End Date
January 1 2009
Last Update
August 23 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Cincinati Children Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229