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Early Sedation with Dexmedetomidine vs. Placebo in Older Ventilated Critically Ill Patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2022-501157-36-00
Acronym
V1.0
Enrollment
700
Registered
2023-10-04
Start date
2024-02-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-05

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Conditions

Critically ill patients who are dependent on high level medical care including mechanical ventilation, vasopressors and sedative/analgesic medication

Brief summary

The study primary outcome is 90-day all-cause mortality.

Detailed description

• Number of days alive and free of coma and delirium at 28 days, • Number of days alive and ventilator free at 28 days, • Major Adverse Kidney Events at 28 days (Mortality + Acute Kidney Injury > stage II, defined by Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome (KDIGO) definition, • Duration of mechanical ventilation in survivors, • Hospital length of stay in survivors

Interventions

DRUGPlacebo is 2 ml of saline manufactured by EVER Pharma according to the same GMP manufacturing certificate
DRUGDexmedetomidine EVER Pharma 100 micrograms/ml concentrate for solution for infusion

Sponsors

Monash University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The study primary outcome is 90-day all-cause mortality.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
• Number of days alive and free of coma and delirium at 28 days, • Number of days alive and ventilator free at 28 days, • Major Adverse Kidney Events at 28 days (Mortality + Acute Kidney Injury > stage II, defined by Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome (KDIGO) definition, • Duration of mechanical ventilation in survivors, • Hospital length of stay in survivors

Countries

Finland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026