Influence of Dexmedetomidine on the Evoked Potentials During Spine Surgery

Completed 40 enrolled University of Washington Hospira, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

The purposes of this study are: 1. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Dexmedetomidine as an adjunct for anesthesia during spine surgery and 2. To investigate the influence of Dexmedetomidine on the evoked potentials.

Timeline

Start: 2008-02
Primary completion: 2010-05
Completion: 2010-05

Publications

Rozet I, Metzner J, Brown M, Treggiari MM, Slimp JC, Kinney G, Sharma D, Lee LA, Vavilala MS. Dexmedetomidine Does Not Affect Evoked Potentials During Spine Surgery. Anesth Analg. 2015 Aug;121(2):492-501. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000840.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Dexmedetomidine	Other / unclassified	0.6 ug/kg	Intravenous

Indications

No indication recorded.