Cognitive Protection - Dexmedetomidine and Cognitive Reserve
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2009-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This is a pilot study to evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine in the prevention of delirium
in non-cardiac surgical patients. The preliminary data regarding the effect of
dexmedetomidine on delirium comes from a study underway at Stanford. We propose to randomize
fifty patients into two different protocols, one using dexmedetomidine until PACU discharge
(hip replacement) and the other using dexmedetomidine for 24 hours in a monitored setting.