None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Dexmedetomidine 0.7 mcg/kg then 0.4 mcg/kg/h until completion of procedure
Sponsors
Dr Sarah Harper
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Awake fibreoptic intubation, no contraindication to remifentanil or dexmedetomidine.
Exclusion criteria
Chronic alpha-2 agonist or opioid therapy, allergy or previous adverse reaction to study drugs, uncontrolled hypertension, heart <50, 2nd or 3rd degree heart block, severe ventricular, renal, hepatic or respiratory dysfuction, pregnancy or lactation.
Outcome results
None listed