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NCT Number: NCT02670954

Evaluation of the Effect of Appropriate Sedation for Patients After Abdominal Surgeries : A Prospective Randomised Controlled Study

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of appropriate postoperative sedation with dexmedetomidine for patients after abdominal surgeries.Prospective randomised controlled study was conducted among patients after abdominal surgeries began in October 2015.The investigators enroll patients who received abdominal surgeries. One group receive sedative along with analgesic and the other group analgesic only for the other group on the first 24 hours after surgeries and will follow up for 3 days.

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Key information

Age range

16 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Institute of General Surgery of Jinling Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210002, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 16-85 years old
  • underwent abdominal surgeries including enterectomy, gastrectomy, hepatectomy and pancreatectomy in the hospital and operation duration lasted at least 2 hours.

Exclusion criteria

  • take part in other clinical trials
  • quinolone antibiotics intake 4 weeks prior to or within the study
  • NSAIDS intake within one month
  • history of peptic ulcer
  • respiratory insufficiency
  • renal insufficiency
  • acute hepatitis or severe liver disease (Child-Pugh class C)
  • pregnancy or lactation
  • abnormal ECG with clinical significance
  • uncontrolled hypotension
  • bleeding tendency or hematological diseases
  • untreated mechanical intestinal obstruction
  • unable to express or any kind of mental disease.

Treatment and study plan

Dexmedetomidine, tramadol and flurbiprofen

Drug

tramadol and flurbiprofen

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. postoperative pain

    Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries

    assessed by Prince Henry Pain Scale by investigators at 8:00 am after surgeries until discharge from ICU

  2. recovery of gastrointestinal function

    Time frame: from admission to 30 days after abdominal surgeries

    assessed by time to first defecation

  3. white blood cell count(10^9 /L)

    Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries

    evaluation of postoperative inflammatory response, blood sample collected at 6:00am for 1-3d after surgeries

  4. C-reactive protein(mg/L)

    Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries

    evaluation of postoperative inflammatory response, blood sample collected at 6:00am for 1-3d after surgeries

Secondary outcomes

  1. percentage of time within target sedation range

    Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries

    assessed by Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale by investigators at 8:00 am after surgeries until discharge from ICU, target range is -2 to +1

  2. risk of hypotension requiring interventions

    Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries

    systolic blood pressure <80 mmHg or/and diastolic blood pressure <50 mmHg is considered hypotension

  3. risk of bradycardia requiring interventions

    Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries

    heart rate <40/min is considered bradycardia

  4. use of opioids and use of benzodiazepins

    Time frame: 1-3d after abdominal surgeries

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chinese Medical Association

Network

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Feb 2, 2016
Registry last updated
Feb 2, 2016

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