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Status unknownNCT01374737Updated Jun 16, 2011

ED50 of Dexmedetomidine to Prevent Emergence Agitation in Children

A Phase 4 interventional study of Dexmedetomidine in Agitation, sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 2 Years to 12 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-06-16.

Sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital · Phase 4, Interventional, and Prevention

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jun 2011), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
25
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
2 Years to 12 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

There are several recommended doses of dexmedetomidine for prevention of emergence agitation in children. In this study, the investigators examine ED50 in prevention of emergence agitation after tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy in children.

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To investigate ED50, Dixon's up and down method will be used.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Psychomotor Agitation

500 studies on the registry are indexed under Psychomotor Agitation; 55 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 25 is below the median of 90 across 413 interventional studies indexed under Psychomotor Agitation.

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Lead sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 1,860 studies on the registry; 275 are open to participants now.

Of its 12 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 2 (17%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Years to 12 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • recent URI
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
25 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Other
    dexmedetomidine, children

    Drug: Dexmedetomidine

Interventions

  • DrugDexmedetomidine

    dexmedetomidine, 0.1ug/kg up or down

    Also known as: precedex

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. agitation

    Time frame: 30 minutes

Secondary outcomes

  1. pain

    Time frame: 30 minutes

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • SNUH
    Seoul, 110744, Korea, Republic of
    • Hee-Soo Kim, M.D., PhD · Contact · dami0605@snu.ac.kr · 82220723659
    • Hyo-Jin Byon, M.D. · Sub investigator
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 16, 2011, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01374737
Lead sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
First posted
Jun 16, 2011
Start date
Jun 2011
Primary completion
Dec 2011 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 2012 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 16, 2011

Study contacts

Hee-Soo Kim, M.D., PhD
Contact
dami0605@snu.ac.kr
82220723659
Hee-Soo Kim, M.D, PhD
study director · Seoul National University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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