Sedation to Electroencephalography With Dexmedetomidine or Chloral Hydrate

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study evaluates the use of dexmedetomidine or chloral hydrate for sedation during electroencephalography in patients with neurological disorders. The hypothesis is that this drugs provides similar changes in EEG pattern.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Minas Gerais
• Collaborator: Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte
• Treatments: Chloral Hydrate; Dexmedetomidine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• neurological disorder

• behavior disorder

• epilepsy

Exclusion Criteria:

• cardiac disease

• respiratory disease