Status:

COMPLETED

Dexmedetomidine-esketamine Combined Nasal Administration and Emergence Delirium

Lead Sponsor:

Peking University First Hospital

Conditions:

Older Patients

Nasal Administration

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Emergence delirium is common in older patients after surgery and associated with worse perioperative outcomes, including increased postoperative delirium. Nasal administrations of both dexmedetomidine...

Detailed Description

Delirium is a common brain dysfunction syndrome in older patients after major surgery. Delirium that occurs after surgery includes emergence delirium and postoperative delirium. Emergence delirium occ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Aged ≥ 65 years;
  • Scheduled for inpatient elective or semi-elective surgery under general anesthesia, with an expected surgical duration of ≤2 hours;
  • Planned to stay in hospital for at least 1 day after surgery.

Exclusion

  • Not suitable for intranasal drug administration due to nasal disease (e.g., rhinitis, nasal polyps, or nasal congestion due to any cause);
  • Preoperative schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, myasthenia gravis, or delirium;
  • Inability to communicate due to coma, severe dementia, or language barrier before surgery;
  • Brain trauma or neurosurgery;
  • Use of sedatives or hypnotics at bedtime during the last month;
  • History of hyperthyroidism or pheochromocytoma;
  • Preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction \<30%, or sick sinus node syndrome, severe sinus bradycardia (heart rate \<50 beats per minute), or atrioventricular block of degree II or higher without pacemaker, or systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg before enrollment;
  • Severe hepatic dysfunction (Child-Pugh class C), severe renal dysfunction (receiving dialysis before surgery), or American Society of Anesthesiologists classification ≥ IV;
  • Planned admission to the intensive care unit after surgery;
  • Allergic to dexmedetomidine and/or esketamine, or any other conditions that are considered unsuitable for study participation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 2 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

340 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06566469

Start Date

September 2 2024

End Date

May 1 2025

Last Update

July 31 2025

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Peking University First Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100034