Efficacy of Single-Shot Dexmedetomidine Versus Placebo in Preventing Pediatric Emergence Delirium in Strabismus Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is trying to see if using precedex pre-operatively prevents emergence delirium in pediatric (ages 1-7) patients undergoing strabismus surgery.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: New York University School of Medicine; NYU Langone Health
• Treatments: Dexmedetomidine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA physical status of I or II

• male or female, aged 1-7

• has no significant lab abnormalities

Exclusion Criteria:

• ASA physical status of III, IV or V

• Presence of medicated behavioral disorder

• Subjects for which dexmedetomidine, opiates, benzodiazepines or inhalational anesthetics are contraindicated.

• Parental refusal