Dexmedetomidine Versus Propofol Sedation in Flexible Bronchoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04211298 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified December 2019 by Mordechai Kremer, Rabin Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : December 26, 2019
Last Update Posted : December 26, 2019
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The study will evaluate clinical outcomes during bronchoscopy procedures with dexmedetomidine in comparison to propofol.
The clinical outcomes that will be evaluated are: oxygen saturation, transcutaneous Pco2, blood pressure and complications
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Sedation Complication | Drug: Dexmedetomidine Drug: Propofol | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Randomised controlled trial |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Dexmedetomidine Versus Propofol Sedation in Flexible Bronchoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 1, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 30, 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 1, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Dexmedetomidine
Dexmedetomidine will be used for sedation during bronchoscopy
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Drug: Dexmedetomidine
Dexmedetomidine will be used for sedation during bronchoscopy |
Placebo Comparator: Propofol
Propofol will be used for sedation during bronchoscopy
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Drug: Propofol
Propofol |
- number of de-saturation events [ Time Frame: During the procedure ]Number of events during bronchoscopy when saturation level decreased under 90%
- Oxygen saturation time < 90% [ Time Frame: During the procedure ]Total time during the procedure that the oxygen saturation was under 90%

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients in the age group 18 to 70 years requiring flexible bronchoscopic evaluation of the airway in the Pulmonary institute at Rabin medical center
Exclusion Criteria:
- known or suspected allergy to any of the study drugs, seizure disorder, renal (with serum creatinine > 2 mg/dL) or hepatic impairment (elevated liver enzymes > 2 times normal), haemodynamic instability (bradycardia with HR < 50 bpm or hypotension with SBP < 90 mmHg), or seriously ill patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists' physical status above III

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04211298
Contact: Barak Pertzov, MD | 972548080196 | pertzovb@gmail.com | |
Contact: Mordechai Kramer, MD | 97239377224 | Kremerm@clalit.org.il |
Israel | |
Rabin Medical Center | Recruiting |
Petach Tikva, Israel, 49100 | |
Contact: Mordechai R Kramer, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Mordechai R Kramer, MD |
Responsible Party: | Mordechai Kremer, Head of the pulmonary division, Rabin Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04211298 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
0312-19-RMC |
First Posted: | December 26, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 26, 2019 |
Last Verified: | December 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
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