Clinical trials: Benzodiazepines
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
Gabapentin for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
The current "gold-standard" for the management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is symptom-triggered administration of benzodiazepines.
- Trial name
- NCT03012815
- Testing
- Gabapentin, Benzodiazepines, Divalproex Sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Geriatric Patients
Attitudes and Beliefs Related to Benzodiazepine Deprescribing
The use of benzodiazepines in older adults is associated with an increased risk of adverse effects due to age-related physiological changes.
- Trial name
- BENZ-AC (NCT07474532)
- Testing
- Patient rPATD Benzo questionnaire, Geriatrician rPATD Benzo questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Pain
To Relieve Pain and Anxiety - an Intervention Study in Ambulance Services
This is an intervention study focusing on both medical and nursing questions. The study is a joint project between the Ambulance services at four cities in West Sweden and Knowledge and research centre, PreHospen at University of…
- Trial name
- NCT00792181
- Testing
- Midazolam, Course intervention - a professional development course for caregivers.
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Elective Spine Surgery Receiving Pre and/or Postoperative Pain Control With Opioids
Impact of Daily, Digital and Behavioral Tele-health Tapering Program for Perioperative Surgical Patients Exposed to Opioids and Benzodiazepines.
The purpose of this study is to examine the safety, acceptability, and feasibility of a controlled taper off of opioids and/or benzodiazepines, with the use of behavioral health tele-health based therapy services, in the…
- Trial name
- NCT04787692
- Testing
- Opioid and Benzodiazepine Naive-patients, Opioid and Benzodiazepine Tolerant-patients
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
COVID-19, ARDS
Assessment of Analgesics and Sedatives in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With COVID-19
The analgesic and sedation requirements in critically ill patients with COVID-19 have yet to be described. There are various factors that are likely affecting the agents being utilized for analgesia and sedation in these patients…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, ARDS, Withdrawal Syndrome, Iatrogenic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05336656
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 353 people
- Sponsor
- Wilkes University
Benzodiazepines Deprescribing
Benzodiazepines Deprescribing in Nursing Homes: Intervention Feasibility
The goal of this feasibility study is to evaluate the feasibility of a complex intervention towards benzodiazepines and Z-drugs deprescribing in older adults living in the Belgian nursing home setting.
- Trial name
- END-IT NH (NCT05929443)
- Testing
- END-IT intervention for nursing homes
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Polypharmacy, Incontinence
An Intervention Study to Reduce the Use and Impact of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Among Older Adults
An educational intervention targeting community-dwelling older adults will lead to a reduction in potentially inappropriate prescriptions (e.g. benzodiazepines, oxybutynin).
- Conditions
- Polypharmacy, Incontinence, Insomnia, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT01148186
- Testing
- knowledge transfer tool
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
Insomnia
Treatment With Benzodiazepine After Cardiac Surgery
The study deals with the prevalence of insomnia after heart surgery and the outcome of treatment with Benzodiazepine for this phenomena.
- Trial name
- NCT02776228
- Testing
- Brotizolam
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Seizure
Levetiracetam Versus Phenobarbital in Benzodiazepines Unresponsive Paediatric Prolonged Seizures
Convulsive prolonged seizures in children are the most common life-threatening neurological emergencies. The aim of active management of seizure control is to prevent irreversible neuronal damage as early as possible.
- Trial name
- NCT07098728
- Testing
- Levetiracetam IV, Phenobarbital
- Where
- 2 sites in Burma
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health and Sports, Myanmar
Drug Overdose, Substance Abuse
EEG Monitoring in the Emergency Department
This study seeks to investigate whether drug effects in suspected overdose patients could be identified using the electroencephalogram (EEG).
- Conditions
- Drug Overdose, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT04070521
- Testing
- Observational EEG Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Terminal Cancer
Nasal Fentanyl and Buccal Midazolam for Dying Patients
When patients are dying they become unable to take oral medication and if they develop symptoms (e.g. pain or agitation) they need to be given a subcutaneous injection of medication.
- Trial name
- NCT02009306
- Testing
- PecFent and Epistatus, Standard subcutaneous medication, Epistatus Alone
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Adverse Effects
Effects of Discontinuation of Benzodiazepine-derivative Hypnotics on Cognitive and Motor Functions in Elderly Persons
Benzodiazepines (BZDs) have been reported to cause negative impacts on motor as well as cognitive functions, which in turn could result in lethal incidents including falls especially in the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT00707915
- Testing
- Drug: Benzodiazepine (listed out below)
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Minamihanno Hospital
Deprescription, Benzodiazepine (BZD) and Related Drugs
Multimodal Educative Data Feedback for Deprescribing BZD and Related Drugs in Outpatients: a Cluster RCT
Benzodiazepine (BZD) and related drugs are sedative anxiolytics and hypnotics that should be avoided especially in people aged 65 years and older, given the high risk of falling, fracture, dependence, respiratory depression and…
- Trial name
- NCT05859555
- Testing
- Thematic quality circles - Deprescription
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Réseau de soins Delta
Pain, Disability
Do Benzodiazepines Improve the Outcome of Mechanical Physiotherapy for Lumbar Disk Prolapse
Sixty patients were randomized to receive either placebo or diazepam in addition to mechanical physiotherapy and analgesics for the first 7 days of conservative treatment of clinically and radiologically confirmed lumbar disk…
- Conditions
- Pain, Disability, Paresis
- Trial name
- NCT00533286
- Testing
- benzodiacepine
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Drug Use Disorders During Pregnancy
Reinforcement-Based Treatment for Pregnant Drug Abusers
Objectives: This project is a Stage II behavioral development study designed to answer remaining critical questions necessary before disseminating Reinforcement Based Treatment (RBT) to the larger treatment community.
- Trial name
- HOME II (NCT01177982)
- Testing
- Usual RBT (t-RBT), Reduced RBT (r-RBT), Abbreviated RBT (a-RBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Opioid vs. Benzodiazepine-based Sedation for Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Internal Medicine Ward
Opioid-based sedation as a first line in mechanically ventilated patients has been considered the "gold standard" in intensive care unit patients around the world for several decades.
- Trial name
- NCT04983615
- Testing
- fentanyl-based sedation, midazolam-based sedation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Depression in Old Age
Study of the Reduction of the Prescriptions of Benzodiazepines and Related
The significant consumption of Benzodiazepines and related drugs in the elderly outside of good practice recommendations is a major issue in the care of the elderly.
- Trial name
- BZD (NCT06107283)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
suspensión Completa Del Tratamiento Con Benzodicepinas, Disminución Del Consumo Benzodiacepinas
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Psychoeducational Intervention on Benzodiazepine Use in the Population Over 64 Years Old in Primary Care
The goal of this pragmatic, multicenter, randomized controlled trial is to determine whether a multidisciplinary psychoeducational intervention combined with therapeutic exercise is more effective than a minimal educational…
- Trial name
- BENZOS-AP (NCT06950567)
- Testing
- psycho-educational intervention and therapeutic activity, Control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Benzodiazepines, Bladder Cancer
Impact of Remimazolam on Prognosis After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Bladder cancer is one of the most common genitourinary cancers. Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) is the standard therapy for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.
- Conditions
- Benzodiazepines, Bladder Cancer, Delirium, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04532606
- Testing
- Remimazolam, Propofol
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,128 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University First Hospital
Status Epilepticus, Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus
Effectiveness of Combined Levetiracetam and Midazolam in Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children
Generalized status epilepticus is a common pediatric neurological emergency with significant mortality and morbidity. Benzodiazepines remain the first anticonvulsive line but benzo-diazepines don't control seizures in about 30%…
- Conditions
- Status Epilepticus, Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus, Status Epilepticus, Generalized, Status Epilepticus, Generalized Convulsive
- Trial name
- NCT04926844
- Testing
- Levetiracetam, Midazolam
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University