Clinical trials: Sedation in Intensive Care Unit Patients
Continuous Sedation in Initially Sedated Adults in ICU
Dexmedetomidine Versus Propofol for Continuous Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Patients in the ICU who need help with their breathing are put onto a machine called a ventilator and are also given a medicine, called a sedative, which helps them to sleep and makes them more comfortable.
- Trial name
- Prodex (NCT00479661)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol
- Where
- 40 sites in Belgium, Finland and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
Conscious Sedation
Dexmedetomidine for Continuous Sedation
The study aims to demonstrate that dexmedetomidine is non-inferior to current best practice sedation with propofol/midazolam and daily sedation stops, in maintaining a target depth of sedation in long-stay intensive care unit…
- Trial name
- NCT00226785
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- 4 sites in Finland, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
Pharmacokinetics, Sedation
Pharmacokinetics of Dexmedetomidine During Prolonged Infusion in ICU
The study will examine dexmedetomidine levels in the blood of critically ill intensive care patients to understand how it is broken down by the body.
- Trial name
- DEX PK (NCT00747721)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
Continuous Sedation in Initially Sedated Adults in ICU
Dexmedetomidine Versus Midazolam for Continuous Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Patients in ICU who need help with their breathing are put onto a machine called a ventilator and are also given a medicine, called a sedative, which helps them to sleep and makes them more comfortable.
- Trial name
- MIDEX (NCT00481312)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Midazolam
- Where
- 43 sites in Belgium, Estonia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 501 people
- Sponsor
- Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
Postoperative Sedation, Intubation
GPI 15715 For Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Setting
Patients who are in the intensive care unit after surgery and require mechanical breathing support (intubation and ventilation) usually require sedation to avoid agitation and excessive stress responses.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Sedation, Intubation, Respiration, Artificial
- Trial name
- NCT00125398
- Testing
- AQUAVAN (fospropofol disodium; GPI 15715 )
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Inc.