Status:

COMPLETED

Non-invasive Ventilation and Dex in Critically Ill Adults

Lead Sponsor:

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Conditions:

Respiratory Insufficiency

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Non-Invasive ventilation (NIV) is a life saving intervention for patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF). Some patients are not able to tolerate the NIV intervention and ultimately fail, requiri...

Detailed Description

1. BACKGROUND: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a life-saving intervention for patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF). Patients may find NIV intolerable and ultimately fail NIV requiring i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥18 years
  • Patient receiving any NIV modality for acute respiratory failure of any etiology
  • Admitted to ICU, PACU, step-down unit (surgical or medical), or emergency department
  • Presence of one or more of the following after optimized NIV treatment
  • Agitation (Defined as a Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale \[RASS\] score of ≥+2 or a Riker Sedation-Agitation Scale \[SAS\] score of ≥5)
  • Patient expresses intolerance or requests removal of NIV secondary to self-reported discomfort, anxiety, or claustrophobia
  • Other reason that the physician feels the patient is intolerant of NIV or agitated, not captured above (all reasons will be recorded)

Exclusion

  • Absence of a functioning pacemaker with one of the following: a-Persistent bradycardia defined as a heart rate (HR) ≤50bpm; b-Second or third-degree heart block; or c- Tachybrady syndrome
  • Persistent hypotension, defined as a mean arterial pressure (MAP) ≤60mmHg despite volume resuscitation and vasopressors
  • Acute hepatic failure
  • Known allergy to dexmedetomidine
  • Pregnancy
  • Acute withdrawal from drugs or alcohol
  • Patients with post-extubation respiratory failure
  • Imminent need for endotracheal intubation
  • Death is deemed imminent and inevitable
  • Patient's goals of care do not include intubation and IMV
  • Patients already on dexmedetomidine at time of enrollment
  • Previously enrolled in the inDEX trial
  • Treating physician refuses enrollment (reasons for refusal will be captured)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 7 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 21 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04878510

Start Date

March 7 2022

End Date

April 21 2024

Last Update

October 28 2024

Active Locations (3)

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1

Monash Medical Centre - Monash Health

Melbourne, Australia

2

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N4A6

3

King Abdulaziz Medical City - Riyadh

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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