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Effect of Two Low Doses of Dexmedetomidine on Anesthetic Consumptions with Propofol-Based Anesthesia during Intracranial Neurosurgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Two Low Doses of Dexmedetomidine on Anesthetic Consumptions with Propofol-Based Anesthesia during Intracranial Neurosurgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20260708008
Enrollment
132
Registered
2026-07-08
Start date
2023-03-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Neurosurgical conditions which are required to undergo elective intracranial Dexmedetomidine propofol-based anesthesia

Interventions

an infusion rate of 4 mL/h for 4 hours, total volume (16 mL) of 0.9% NaCl solution for the control group,an infusion rate of 4 mL/h for 4 hours, total volume (16 mL) of Dexmedetomidine 0.2 microgram/
Group C,Group 0.2,Group 0.4

Sponsors

Faculty of Medicine CMU
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are scheduled for elective craniotomy from March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2026 1. Age 18 - 65 years old 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 1-3 3. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 14, 15

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Second- or third-degree atrioventricular (AV) block 2. Baseline heart rate (HR) less than 60 per min 3. Ventricular dysfunction 4. Hepatic impairment 5. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 4 or 5 6. Pregnancy 7. Morbid obesity 8. On medication with alpha -methyldopa, clonidine 9. Require intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM), which no need for neuromuscular blockade 10. Currently receive > 2 kinds of antiepileptic drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
propofol consumption Intraoperative dose during neurosurgery propofol dose ,Fentanyl consumption Intraoperative dose during neurosurgery fentanyl dose

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Blood pressure before, during, after study drug infusion Blood pressure,adverse hemodynamic events during, after study drug infusion blood pressure, heart rate

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactAnanchanok Saringcarinlul

Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University

Ananchanok.S@cmu.ac.th0946296109

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026