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Remimazolam's Effect on Sleep Disorders in Patients with Pituitary Tumors: A Single-center, Randomized, Double-blind Controlled Trial Protocol

Remimazolam's Effect on Sleep Disorders in Patients with Pituitary Tumors: A Single-center, Randomized, Double-blind Controlled Trial Protocol

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600120021
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-03-08
Start date
2026-03-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sleep disorders in patients with pituitary tumors

Interventions

Trial Group:Anesthesia induction: Remimazolam besylate 0.2-0.3 mg/kg, Sufentanil 0.3-0.5 µg/kg, Rocuronium 0.6-0.9 mg/kg
Anesthesia maintenance: Continuous infusion of remimazolam 0.1-0.3 mg/h
Control Group:Anesthesia induction: Propofol 1.5-2.5 mg/kg, Sufentanil 0.3-0.5 µg/kg, Rocuronium 0.6-0.9 mg/kg
Anesthesia maintenance: Continuous infusion of propofol 3-5 mg/kg/h

Sponsors

Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: 18 - 65 years old, gender not restricted; 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification: I - III; 3. The patient intends to undergo elective transsphenoidal pituitary tumor resection under general anesthesia; 4. The preoperative Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score is >= 5 (indicating a certain degree of sleep disturbance, for observing the improvement effect); 5. The research participants or their legal representatives fully understand the research content and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. There is a history of severe mental and neurological disorders (such as schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, moderate to severe cognitive impairment) before the surgery; 2. Has been taking sedative-hypnotic drugs, antidepressants regularly for nearly 3 months, or has a history of drug abuse/alcoholism; 3. Has severe heart, liver, or kidney dysfunction (NYHA III-IV grade, dialysis patients, etc.); 4. Known to be allergic to benzodiazepines, remimazolam, propofol or its excipients (such as soybean oil, egg yolk lecithin); 5. Body Mass Index (BMI) > 30 kg/m^2 or has severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA); 6. There is a difficult airway assessed before the surgery and it is not suitable for blind induction; 7. Pregnant or lactating women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep Efficiency (SE) on Postoperative Day 1;Safety Outcomes including Intraoperative Neuropsychiatric Adverse Events and Hemodynamic Events;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep Architecture Parameters including Total Sleep Time (TST), Awakenings Time (ATA), Slow-Wave Sleep (SWS) Proportion, and REM Sleep Proportion;Subjective Sleep Quality assessed by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS);Biomarkers including Serum Melatonin and Orexin-A Levels;Other Clinical Outcomes including Postoperative Pain Score (NRS), Opioid Consumption, Quality of Recovery (QoR-15), Cognitive Function (MMSE), and Incidence of Postoperative Delirium (POD);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWang Yingwei

Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University

wangyw@fudan.edu.cn+86 139 1869 0528

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026