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Effects of Dexmedetomidine Sedation on Delirium and Haemodynamic in Mechanical Ventilated Elderly Patients

Phase 4
Conditions
Safety of Dexmedetomidine Sedation
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02225210
Lead Sponsor
Fuling Central Hospital of Chongqing City
Brief Summary

This study was designed to observe the effects of dexmedetomidine on delirium and haemodynamic in mechanical ventilated elderly patients,and to evaluate the safety of dexmedetomidine.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • Written informed consent
  • Intensive care unit patients who need mechanical ventilation
  • Anticipate duration of mechanical ventilation longer than 24 hours,and shorter than 96 hours prior to giving investigational products
  • Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score more than 10
  • Aged between 60 to 80 years old
  • Weight between plus or minus 20% of the standard weight. Male: (height cm - 80) × 70% = standard weight Female: (height cm - 70) × 60% = standard weight
Exclusion Criteria
  • Trauma and burn patients
  • Any kind of dialysis
  • Suspected or confirmed difficult airway
  • Use of neuromuscular blocking drugs(Except using for intubation )
  • Neuromuscular disease
  • Epidural or subarachnoid anesthesia
  • Plan to give general anesthesia before 24 hours drugs intervention or after giving investigational drugs
  • Serious central nervous system disease
  • Mental disability or mental disease
  • Acute hepatitis and serious liver disease(Child-Pugh C)
  • Unstable angina and acute myocardium infarction
  • Left ventricular ejection volume less than 30%,heart rate less than 50 beats per minute
  • II and III degree atrioventricular block
  • Systolic pressure less than 90 mmHg after giving vasopressors twice before beginning of this study
  • Consciousness disturbance patients whose blood pressure less than 70mmHg and blood lactate more than 4.0mmol/L
  • Suspected or confirmed long term use of narcotic analgesics
  • Subjects who are breastfeeding or pregnant
  • Allergic to investigational products or with other contraindication
  • Participated in other study within 30 days

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group dexmedetomidine ,dexmedetomidineDexmedetomidineContinuous pump infusion dexmedetomidine with loading dose of 0.4μg.kg-1 for 10 minutes ,then followed by maintenance dose of 0.2\~0.7µg.kg-1 to maintain Sedation-Agitation Scale between 3 and 4.
Group midazolam,midazolam,fentanylMidazolamQuickly inject midazolam and fentanyl with loading dose of 0.1mg.kg-1 and 1 μg.kg-1 separately until attaining Sedation-Agitation Scale between 3 and 4,then followed by maintenance dose of 0.05\~0.1mg.kg-1.h-1 and fentanyl 0.5\~1μg.kg-1.h-1 separately.
Group midazolam,midazolam,fentanylFentanylQuickly inject midazolam and fentanyl with loading dose of 0.1mg.kg-1 and 1 μg.kg-1 separately until attaining Sedation-Agitation Scale between 3 and 4,then followed by maintenance dose of 0.05\~0.1mg.kg-1.h-1 and fentanyl 0.5\~1μg.kg-1.h-1 separately.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The number of cases who develop deliriumWithin 48 hours after drug intervention
Changes in blood pressure within 48 hours after drug interventionWithin 48 hours after drug intervention
Number of Participants with blood pressure decrease more than 20% of the baseline value or systolic pressure less than 100 mmHgwithin 48 hours afer drug intervention
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in heart rateWithin 48 hours after drug intervention
Changes in respiratory rateWithin 48 hours after drug intervention
Changes in central venous pressureWithin 48 hours after drug intervention
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