Clinical trial NCT06370442: Intranasal Dexmedetomidine vs. Standard of Care for Emergency Department (ED) Procedural Sedation in the Older Adult
Official title: Intranasal Dexmedetomidine vs. Standard of Care for Emergency Department (ED) Procedural Sedation in the Older Adult
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Altered Mental Status
Keywords: Sedation
Lead sponsor: State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-04-17
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The purpose of the study is to determine if intranasal dexmedetomidine could be an alternative to the current standard of care (injectable benzodiazepines or antipsychotics) for sedation prior to computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in those greater than or equal to 65 years of age (older adults) that are seen in the Emergency Department (ED).


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 65 years of age and older
* Patients in need of sedation prior to either a computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who weigh \< 50 kg
* Cardiac arrhythmias or QTc \>450
* Intravenous access not standard of care or unable to obtain
* Patients with any allergies or contraindications to dexmedetomidine, haloperidol (i.e. patients diagnosed with Parkinson's) or lorazepam
* Patients with low blood pressure, defined as a less than 100/60 mmHg
* Patients with bradycardia (Heart rate \< 60 bpm)
* Patients presenting with chief complaint of respiratory distress/failure
* Intranasal administration contradictions: nasal septal abnormalities, nasal trauma, epistaxis, excessive nasal mucus or blood, and intranasal damage, recent use of nasally administered vasoconstrictors such as cocaine, oxymetazoline, and phenylephrine

Primary outcomes:
measure: Sedation
timeFrame: Within one hour of administration
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
name: William Paolo, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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