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Clinical trialNCT00409344TerminatedPhase 4Interventional

Dexmedetomidine for Postoperative Sedation in Patients Undergoing Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms

SponsorMassachusetts General HospitalEnrollment0Length of StayRespiration, ArtificialSedation
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Summary

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The primary objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that time on the ventilator and ICU length of stay will be shorter in TAA patients given postoperative sedation with dexmedetomidine compared to those given standard sedation. Secondary endpoints are: requirement for sedatives vasoactive drugs incidence of postoperative delirium and cost analysis.
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Investigators

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Drugs studied

The drug and biological interventions registered on this study, normalized to their RxNorm ingredient where possible.

Dexmedetomidine →
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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
31 Jan 2007
Primary completion
31 Jan 2008
Completion
31 Jan 2008
Last update posted
22 Sept 2009
Registered enrollment
0
Registry id
NCT00409344
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 4 Nov 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; FindMyKOL does not interpret them.