Status:

WITHDRAWN

Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Tourniquet Pain Associated With Lower Extremity Surgeries Under General Anesthesia

Lead Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Conditions:

Orthopedic/Podiatry Procedures

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study is being done to determine if the drug known as dexmedetomidine improves the way we care for patients when their surgery involves the use of a tourniquet on the leg. A tourniquet is sometim...

Detailed Description

The study will be a prospective, randomized, double blinded, and placebo controlled clinical trial. The subject population will consist of patients ages 18 to 80 undergoing same day, lower extremity s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergoing lower extremity surgery which requires the use of an inflated tourniquet ASA rating I-III

Exclusion

  • Allergy to alpha 2 adrenergic agonists
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (SBP\>180mm HG, Diastolic Blood Pressure \>110mmHG)
  • Heart block greater than first degree or cardiac muscle at risk for reversible ischemia
  • Airway anatomy that contra-indicates the use of a laryngeal airway mask expected tourniquet time less than 60 minutes or greater than 150 minutes
  • Subjects who do not have a phone

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00932386

Start Date

July 1 2009

Last Update

April 24 2015

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New Jersey Medical School

Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07101