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Dopamine

Generic Name
Dopamine
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C8H11NO2
CAS Number
51-61-6
Unique Ingredient Identifier
VTD58H1Z2X
Background

One of the catecholamine neurotransmitters in the brain. It is derived from tyrosine and is the precursor to norepinephrine and epinephrine. Dopamine is a major transmitter in the extrapyramidal system of the brain, and important in regulating movement. A family of receptors (receptors, dopamine) mediate its action.

Indication

For the correction of hemodynamic imbalances present in the shock syndrome due to myocardial infarction, trauma, endotoxic septicemia, open-heart surgery, renal failure, and chronic cardiac decompensation as in congestive failure

Associated Conditions
Arrhythmia, Circulatory collapse and shock, Hypotension caused by Trauma, endotoxic septicemia, Open-heart Surgery, Renal Failure, chronic cardiac decompensation, Myocardial Infarction, Urine flow decreased caused by Trauma, endotoxic septicemia, Open-heart Surgery, Renal Failure, chronic cardiac decompensation, Myocardial Infarction, Decreased cardiac output caused by Trauma, endotoxic septicemia, Open-heart Surgery, Renal Failure, chronic cardiac decompensation, Myocardial Infarction

Renal Optimization Strategies Evaluation in Acute Heart Failure and Reliable Evaluation of Dyspnea in the Heart Failure Network (ROSE) Study

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Acute Heart Failure
Interventions
First Posted Date
2010-05-28
Last Posted Date
2014-08-21
Lead Sponsor
Duke University
Target Recruit Count
360
Registration Number
NCT01132846
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Murry, Utah, United States

🇺🇸

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

🇺🇸

University of Vermont- Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont, United States

and more 5 locations

Early Blood Pressure Management in Extremely Premature Infants

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Infant, Premature
Blood Pressure
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Hypotension
Interventions
Drug: Infusion Placebo
Drug: Syringe Placebo
First Posted Date
2009-04-02
Last Posted Date
2017-05-25
Lead Sponsor
NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Target Recruit Count
10
Registration Number
NCT00874393
Locations
🇺🇸

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

🇺🇸

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States

🇺🇸

RTI International, Durham, North Carolina, United States

and more 14 locations

Dopamine Versus Norepinephrine for the Treatment of Vasopressor Dependent Septic Shock

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Septic Shock
Interventions
First Posted Date
2008-01-29
Last Posted Date
2023-01-11
Lead Sponsor
Rush University Medical Center
Target Recruit Count
252
Registration Number
NCT00604019
Locations
🇺🇸

RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Microcirculation Guided Therapy Versus "Standard Treatment" of Severe Sepsis

Phase 4
Conditions
Severe Sepsis
Microcirculation
First Posted Date
2007-06-08
Last Posted Date
2008-01-22
Lead Sponsor
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis
Target Recruit Count
80
Registration Number
NCT00484133
Locations
🇳🇱

Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, intensive care, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dopamine and Norepinephrine in Shock Patients

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Shock
First Posted Date
2006-04-14
Last Posted Date
2010-02-01
Lead Sponsor
Sepsis Occurrence in Acutely Ill Patients
Target Recruit Count
1679
Registration Number
NCT00314704
Locations
🇧🇪

Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

🇧🇪

CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium

🇧🇪

HIS Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium

and more 5 locations

Potentiation of Procedural Motor Learning in Health and Disease

Phase 4
Terminated
Conditions
Stroke
First Posted Date
2005-08-02
Last Posted Date
2013-01-21
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital Muenster
Target Recruit Count
18
Registration Number
NCT00126087
Locations
🇩🇪

University of Münster, Department of Neurology, Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Donor Dopamine and Initial Graft Function

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Kidney Transplantation
ESRD
First Posted Date
2005-06-21
Last Posted Date
2009-04-23
Lead Sponsor
Universitätsmedizin Mannheim
Target Recruit Count
487
Registration Number
NCT00115115
Locations
🇩🇪

University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

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