Status:

UNKNOWN

Determining the Pharmacogenetic Basis of Non-responsiveness to the Sedative Effects of Dexmedetomidine in Children

Lead Sponsor:

Hong Kong Children's Hospital

Conditions:

Pharmacogenetic Study

Procedural Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-12 years

Brief Summary

Intranasal Dexmedetomidine is one of the sedative drugs of choice commonly used as an anxiolytic premedication for children for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. However, some children do not achi...

Detailed Description

For most children, having to endure a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure in a hospital environment is a frightening and distressing experience, especially if it is accompanied by pain or discomfort. ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children who would receive 3mcg/kg intranasal Precedex as a first line sedative agent for radiological procedures or for pre-anaesthesia sedation
  • Written informed consent from parent or legal guardian

Exclusion

  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to Precedex
  • Pre-existing developmental delay
  • Neurological impairment
  • Autism
  • Fever (temperature \>/= 38.5c)
  • Major organ dysfunction
  • Cardiac arrhythmia
  • Cardiac failure
  • Subjects who would require a dose exceeding 100mcg if 3mcg/kg dose is achieved
  • Subjects who have failed intranasal administration of Dexmedetomidine

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 20 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04471402

Start Date

July 20 2020

End Date

December 31 2022

Last Update

March 16 2022

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Hong Kong Children's Hospital

Hong Kong, Hong Kong