Status:

WITHDRAWN

Nocturnal Low-dose Dexmedetomidine Infusion and Perioperative Sleep Quality

Lead Sponsor:

Peking University First Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Beijing Hospital

Conditions:

Old Age

Knee Replacement Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

65-90 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Sleep disturbances are prevalent in older patients with osteoarthrosis or fracture scheduled for knee or hip replacement surgery. The occurrence of sleep disturbances is associated with worse outcomes...

Detailed Description

Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by lowered consciousness, reduced sensory and voluntary activity, and inhibited interaction with surroundings. Normal sleep has a particular structur...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥65 years and \<90 years;
  • Scheduled to undergo unilateral knee or hip arthroplasty under spinal or combined spinal-epidural anesthesia.

Exclusion

  • Refuse to participate;
  • Hypnotic therapy for sleep disorders within 3 months;
  • Presence of contraindications to intrathecal anesthesia;
  • Preoperative history of schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, myasthenia gravis, or delirium;
  • Diagnosed as obstructive sleep apnea, or at high risk of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea according to the STOP-Bang questionnaire;
  • Inability to communicate in the preoperative period because of coma, profound dementia, or language barrier;
  • Sick sinus syndrome, severe sinus bradycardia (heart rate \<50 beats/min), or atrioventricular block above grade II without pacemaker implanted;
  • Severe hepatic dysfunction (Childe Pugh class C); renal dysfunction (required preoperative dialysis), or expected survival ≤24 hours;
  • Receiving treatment with dexmedetomidine or clonidine;
  • Allergy to dexmedetomidine.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05246007

Start Date

May 1 2022

End Date

December 1 2026

Last Update

August 3 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Beijing Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100005

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Peking University First Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100034

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