Dexmedetomidine Versus Propofol for Sedation During Awake Endotracheal Intubation

Phase 4 Completed 100 enrolled Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the sedation effect of dexmedetomidine and propofol when they are both combined with midazolam and remifentanil during awake endotracheal intubation.

Timeline

Start: 2021-03-05
Primary completion: 2021-05-01
Completion: 2021-05-01

Publications

Background Apfelbaum JL, Hagberg CA, Caplan RA, Blitt CD, Connis RT, Nickinovich DG, Hagberg CA, Caplan RA, Benumof JL, Berry FA, Blitt CD, Bode RH, Cheney FW, Connis RT, Guidry OF, Nickinovich DG, Ovassapian A; American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway. Practice guidelines for management of the difficult airway: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway. Anesthesiology. 2013 Feb;118(2):251-70. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31827773b2. No abstract available.
Background Zhou LJ, Fang XZ, Gao J, Zhangm Y, Tao LJ. Safety and Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine as a Sedative Agent for Performing Awake Intubation: A Meta-analysis. Am J Ther. 2016 Nov/Dec;23(6):e1788-e1800. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000319.
Background Cattano D, Lam NC, Ferrario L, Seitan C, Vahdat K, Wilcox DW, Hagberg CA. Dexmedetomidine versus Remifentanil for Sedation during Awake Fiberoptic Intubation. Anesthesiol Res Pract. 2012;2012:753107. doi: 10.1155/2012/753107. Epub 2012 Jul 16.
Background Xu T, Li M, Ni C, Guo XY. Dexmedetomidine versus remifentanil for sedation during awake intubation using a Shikani optical stylet: a randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2016 Aug 2;16(1):52. doi: 10.1186/s12871-016-0219-9.
Background Johnston KD, Rai MR. Conscious sedation for awake fibreoptic intubation: a review of the literature. Can J Anaesth. 2013 Jun;60(6):584-99. doi: 10.1007/s12630-013-9915-9. Epub 2013 Mar 20.
Background Park S, Choi SL, Nahm FS, Ryu JH, Do SH. Dexmedetomidine-remifentanil vs propofol-remifentanil for monitored anesthesia care during hysteroscopy: Randomized, single-blind, controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Oct 23;99(43):e22712. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000022712.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Dexmedetomidine	Other / unclassified	0.5 ug/kg	—
Comparator	Propofol	Small molecule	0.33 mg/kg	—
Comparator	Midazolam	Small molecule	0.03 mg/kg	Intravenous
Comparator	Remifentanil	Small molecule	0.5 ug/kg	—

Indications

No indication recorded.