Evaluate The Effectiveness Of Fospropofol (Lusedra®) For Induction Of Anesthesia

Summary

Interstitial cystitis is a condition where a defect in the protective lining of the bladder causes the urinary symptoms such as urgency, frequency and pain/burning on urination. One way to help ease the symptoms of this disease is to fill the bladder full of water every 4 to 6 months. Since this is a painful procedure an anesthesiologist will give you a drug that will make you unconscious for the procedure. General anesthesia can be given to you through an IV tube that is placed in a vein in your arm. There are only a few agents that induce sedation and these agents have certain disadvantages such as waking up slowly, low blood pressure, and pain at the injection site and a prolonged time to consciousness. This study will be comparing doses of a new IV sedation induction agent drug to put you to sleep called fospropofol (Lusedra®).

Timeline

Start

2011-06

Primary completion

2014-05

Completion

2014-06

Drugs

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