A Trial Of Oral Chloral Hydrate Versus Intranasal Dexmedetomidine For Sedated Abr Exams

NCT ID: NCT01255904

Last Updated: 2016-05-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-08-31

Study Completion Date

2014-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of oral chloral hydrate to intranasal dexmedetomidine for the successful completion of a sedated ABR exam (hearing exam).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sedation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers

Study Groups

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Arm 1

Oral Chloral and intranasal placebo

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Chloral Hydrate

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral chloral hydrate 50 mg/kg

Intranasal placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Intranasal saline administered

Arm 2

oral placebo and intranasal dexmedetomidine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dexmedetomidine

Intervention Type DRUG

Intranasal dexmedetomidine 3 mcg/kg

Oral placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Oral saline administered

Interventions

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Chloral Hydrate

Oral chloral hydrate 50 mg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Dexmedetomidine

Intranasal dexmedetomidine 3 mcg/kg

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral placebo

Oral saline administered

Intervention Type OTHER

Intranasal placebo

Intranasal saline administered

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient scheduled for ABR exam with sedation to be administered according to protocol by nurse in keeping with standard practice at the TCH Audiology clinic.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients younger than 6 months or older than 8 years
* Previously failed sedation
* Weight greater than 25 kg
* Weight less than 5 kg
* BMI above 30
* Diagnosis of ADHD
* Any patient deemed inappropriate for nurse administered sedation
* Patients with any cardiac disease
* Obstructive sleep apnea
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

8 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Baylor College of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jason Reynolds

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Texas Childrens Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Fong CY, Lim WK, Li L, Lai NM. Chloral hydrate as a sedating agent for neurodiagnostic procedures in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Aug 16;8(8):CD011786. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011786.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34397100 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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H-27453

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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