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CompletedNCT04529187MRIUpdated Aug 27, 2020

Effect of Midazolam and Dexmedetomidine on Heart Function - A Randomized MRI-based Study.

A Phase 4 interventional study of Midazolam and Dexmedetomidine in Cardiac Function, Sedation and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, sponsored by Masaryk Hospital Krajská zdravotní a.s.. Completed at 1 site in Czechia. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-08-27.

Sponsored by Masaryk Hospital Krajská zdravotní a.s. · Phase 4, Interventional, and Supportive care

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 2 years 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2018, registered Aug 2020).
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

To compare the changes in heart function, induced after sedation with midazolam or dexmedetomidine, using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

This study is a randomized unmasked study, in which participant will be allocated by the envelop method into the dexmedetomidine (DEX) group or into the midazolam (MID) group.

Read the detailed description

The study will test the hypothesis that the use of dexmedetomidine leads to less negative impact on ventricular function compared to midazolam.

The study will include patients who will meet the inclusion criteria. A previous, yet unpublished, pilot study assured that a number of 15 participants in each arm is sufficient to detect statistical significant results with a statistical power of ≥ 80%. After signing the informed consent, a one-session cardiac MRI will be performed in each fasting participant before and after sedation administration (see arms and intervention). The following parameters will be recorded: end diastolic and end systolic volume, left and right ventricle stroke volume and flow velocity through the mitral valve during early and late diastole. A monitor will record values of mean blood pressure, pulse and blood oxygen saturation in 5-minute intervals.

The acquired data will be transferred to an offline workstation for postprocessing and quantification. In participants we will calculate left ventricular volumes using the well-known Simpson's formula by segmenting of endocardial borders on end-diastolic and end-systolic frames on every slice through the left ventricle.

The quantitative flow measurement will be performed using phase contrast quantification flow mapping.

Statistical analyses will be performed using STATISTICA software (data analysis software system, version 13 TIBCO Software Inc). All values will be presented as average ± standard deviation. Analysis of variance for repeated measures with post hoc Fisher's LSD test will be used for statistical testing of significant differences in each group and between the groups before and after sedation, respectively. Significance level will be accepted at α\<0.05.

The participants will be monitored during sedation administration and 6 hours following sedation cessation to avoid complications that could be associated with sedation administration such as hypotension or rhythm disturbances.

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Conditions studied

  • Cardiac Function
  • Sedation
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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In context

Lead sponsor

Masaryk Hospital Krajská zdravotní a.s. is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who were admitted due to chest pain, in whom acute coronary syndrome, pulmonary embolism and acute aortic syndrome were ruled out
  • Age ≥18 and ≤ 65 years
  • No to provide cardiac MRI
  • No known allergy to Midazolam or Dexmedetomidine
  • Signed
  • No history of heart, hepatic, renal or respiratory failure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Atrial fibrilation
  • Claustrophobia
  • Heart Failure
  • Renal Failure
  • Hepatic disease
  • Respiratory insufficiency
  • Fertility and lactation
  • Patients who cannot cooperate or refuse to sign the consent.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

Informed consent

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    DEX group

    Participants allocated into this arm will undergo a baseline cardiac MRI. Then a dexmedetomidine infusion in a rate of of 0.7 ug.kg-1.hr-1will be initiated. After 5 minutes of dexmedetomidine therapy a control cardiac MRI will be performed to detect changes in heart function following sedation administration.

    Drug: Dexmedetomidine

  • Active comparator
    MID group

    Participants allocated into this arm will undergo a baseline cardiac MRI. Then a single dose of midazolam (2 mg intravenously) will be given to each participant in this arm. After 5 minutes of midazolam administration a control cardiac MRI will be performed to detect changes in heart function following sedation administration.

    Drug: Midazolam

Interventions

  • To monitor the changes in heart function induced after midazolam sedation using cardiac MRI.

    Also known as: Dormicum® (Roche, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Basel, Switzerland)

  • To monitor the changes in heart function induced after dexmedetomidine sedation using cardiac MRI.

    Also known as: Dexdor® (Orion Corporation, Nasdaq OMX Helsinki: ORNAV and ORNBV, Finland)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in cardiac output following sedation administration

    Using cardiac MRI stroke volume (measured in mL) of both heart ventricles will be registered prior and after sedation administration.

    Time frame: 5 minutes following sedation administration.

  2. Changes in diastolic heart function following sedation administration

    Using cardiac MRI maximum flow velocity through the mitral valve (measured in mL/s) during early and late diastole will be measured prior and after sedation administration.

    Time frame: 5 minutes following sedation administration.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Cardiology, Masaryk Hospital and UJEP, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.
    Ústí Nad Labem, 40011, Czechia
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jan 2018 to primary completion in Dec 2019, 23 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 18, 2020
First posted
Aug 27, 2020
StartActual
Jan 1, 2018
Primary completionActual
Dec 31, 2019
CompletionActual
Dec 31, 2019
Last update
Aug 27, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 27, 2020, 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
NCT04529187
Lead sponsor
Masaryk Hospital Krajská zdravotní a.s.
Responsible party
Nedal Omran (MD, Masaryk Hospital Krajská zdravotní a.s.) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 27, 2020
Start date
Jan 1, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2019
Completion
Dec 31, 2019
Last update
Aug 27, 2020

Study contacts

Nedal Omran, M.D
principal investigator · Masaryk Hospital and UJEP, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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Studies of the drugs tested here: Midazolam · Dexmedetomidine

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