Intranasal Dexmedetomidine Sedation and Analgesia During Pediatric Emergency Room Procedures
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-06-10
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The study objective is to determine if intranasal dexmedetomidine is a safe and effective
sedative drug during small painful procedures in the pediatric emergency room. Patients of
the pediatric emergency room at Oulu university hospital with any medical condition requiring
a small painful procedure like i.v. cannulation or lumbar puncture are asked to join the
investigator's study if they would seem to benefit from a sedative drug during the procedure.
Patients are randomly assigned to treatment group receiving intranasal dexmedetomidine 1µg/kg
and to placebo group receiving 4,5% saline solution. The primary outcome is the success of
the procedure. Cardiovascular and respiratory effects, the pain experienced by the patient,
sedation scores and duration of crying are also monitored.