The Effect of Age on the Median Effective Dose (ED50) of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine for Rescue Sedation Following Failed Sedation With Oral Chloral Hydrate During Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Sponsor
Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02253199
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Increasing evidences suggest that dexmedetomidine Pharmacokinetic are different in children. We performed a up-down sequential allocation study to determine the ED50 for rescue sedation following sedation failures in children and to investigate age-related differences in the rescue sedation with dexmedetomidine.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: intranasal dexmedetomidine
Phase 4

Detailed Description

About 150 children who were not adequately sedated ( no evidence of adequate sedation within 30 min after administration of Initial dose of chloral hydrate) were stratified into four age groups as follows: 1-6 month, 7 -12 month, 13 -24 month, and 25-36 month. The intranasal dexmedetomidine dose was determined by the success or failure of rescue sedation achieved by the previous patients, according to Dixon's up-down sequential allocation method. Successful sedation was defined as a MOAA/S(modified Observer Assessment of Alertness and Sedation) of between 0 and 3. The EC50 were estimated from the up-and-down sequences using the method of Dixon and Massey and logistic regression. Patients' sedation status, sedation induction time, time to Wake up, blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation were recorded.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
120 participants
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Double (Care Provider, Investigator)
Study Start Date :
Oct 1, 2014
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2016
Actual Study Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2016

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: 1-6 months (Group 1)

Subjects stratified into four groups according to age: 1-6 months (Group 1), 7-12 months (Group 2),13-24 months (Group 3), 26-36 months (Group 4).

Drug: intranasal dexmedetomidine
Children who were not adequately sedated ( no evidence of adequate sedation within 30 min after administration of Initial dose of chloral hydrate) received a bolus of intranasal dexmedetomidine which adjusted by the "Dixon up-and-down method for rescue sedation. The first child received 0.8mcg/Kg of intranasal dexmedetomidine dose (100mcg/ml), and the dose interval was set at 0.1mcg/Kg.

Active Comparator: 7-12 months (Group 2)

Subjects stratified into four groups according to age: 1-6 months (Group 1), 7-12 months (Group 2),13-24 months (Group 3), 26-36 months (Group 4).

Drug: intranasal dexmedetomidine
Children who were not adequately sedated ( no evidence of adequate sedation within 30 min after administration of Initial dose of chloral hydrate) received a bolus of intranasal dexmedetomidine which adjusted by the "Dixon up-and-down method for rescue sedation. The first child received 0.8mcg/Kg of intranasal dexmedetomidine dose (100mcg/ml), and the dose interval was set at 0.1mcg/Kg.

Active Comparator: 13-24 months (Group 3)

Subjects stratified into four groups according to age: 1-6 months (Group 1), 7-12 months (Group 2),13-24 months (Group 3), 26-36 months (Group 4).

Drug: intranasal dexmedetomidine
Children who were not adequately sedated ( no evidence of adequate sedation within 30 min after administration of Initial dose of chloral hydrate) received a bolus of intranasal dexmedetomidine which adjusted by the "Dixon up-and-down method for rescue sedation. The first child received 0.8mcg/Kg of intranasal dexmedetomidine dose (100mcg/ml), and the dose interval was set at 0.1mcg/Kg.

Active Comparator: 25-36 months (Group 4)

Subjects stratified into four groups according to age: 1-6 months (Group 1), 7-12 months (Group 2),13-24 months (Group 3), 26-36 months (Group 4).

Drug: intranasal dexmedetomidine
Children who were not adequately sedated ( no evidence of adequate sedation within 30 min after administration of Initial dose of chloral hydrate) received a bolus of intranasal dexmedetomidine which adjusted by the "Dixon up-and-down method for rescue sedation. The first child received 0.8mcg/Kg of intranasal dexmedetomidine dose (100mcg/ml), and the dose interval was set at 0.1mcg/Kg.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. The median effect dose of intranasal dexmedetomidine [up to 1 hours after MRI scaning]

    Sedation status was evaluated by a attending anesthesiologists every 5-10 min with a 6-point sedation scale, which was modified from the Modified Observer Assessment of Alertness and Sedation Scale (MOAA/S).successful sedation was defined as an MOAA/S of between 0 and 3

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. sedation induction time [up to 30 min after rescue drug administration]

    Successful sedation was defined as an MOAA/S of between 0 and 3, and sedation induction time was defined as the time from rescue drug administration to the onset of satisfactory sedation 0 Does not respond to a noxious stimulus Does not respond to mild prodding or shaking Responds only after mild prodding or shaking Responds only after name is called loudly orrepeatedly Lethargic response to name spoken in normal tone Appears asleep, but responds readily to namespoken in normal tone Appears alert and awake, responds readily to namespoken in normal tone

  2. Wake -up time [up to 4 hours after rescue drug administration]

    Children were classified as awake if the MOAA/S was between 4 and 6. Wake -up time was defined as the time from successful sedation until the time that the child awoke

Other Outcome Measures

  1. heart rate [baseline, before and 15 , 60, 75, 90 min after rescue drug administration]

    changes in heart rates at the baseline, before and 15 , 60, 75, 90 min after rescue drug administration

  2. non-invasive systolic blood pressure [baseline, before and 15 , 60, 75, 90 min after rescue drug administration]

    changes in the non-invasive systolic blood pressure at the baseline, before and 15 , 30, 60, 75, 90 min after rescue drug administration

  3. Oxyhemoglobin desaturation [baseline and four hours after rescue medicine administration]

    Significant Oxyhemoglobin desaturation was defined as<94%

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
1 Month to 36 Months
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • 150 children of ASA physical status I or II, aged between 1 and 36 months, failed chloral hydrate sedation during MRI scanning,
Exclusion Criteria:
  • known allergy or hypersensitive reaction to drugs of this study, Weight greater than 20 kg or less than 4.5 kg, organ dysfunction, pneumonia, acute upper respiratory airway inflammation, preterm, cardiac arrhythmia and congenital heart disease.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Department of Anesthesiology of Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center Guangzhou Guangdong China 510000

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Wenhua Zhang, Director, Clinical Resesearch, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02253199
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • WZhang-02
First Posted:
Oct 1, 2014
Last Update Posted:
Mar 29, 2016
Last Verified:
Mar 1, 2016
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 29, 2016