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NCT01116700 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

Dexmedetomidine in Seizure Patients

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
16
Enrollment target

NCT01116700: Completed Phase 1 study, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

NCT01116700 is a Phase 1 study that has completed, run by University of California, San Francisco. The registered enrollment target is 16 participants, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (73% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01116700, a Phase 1 study, has completed, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
16 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Dexmedetomidine is an alpha-2 agonist commonly used during neurosurgery due to its unique properties as a sedative and anxiolytic with minimal respiratory depression. Neurosurgical patients frequently come to the operating room on anticonvulsant therapy with a history of seizures. The investigators clinical experience suggests that these patients are resistant to the sedative effects of dexmedetomidine. This effect may represent a pharmacokinetic interaction between the anticonvulsant medications and dexmedetomidine or the higher dexmedetomidine dose requirement could result from abnormal pharmacodynamics due to the underlying seizure disorder. The investigators study aims to investigate the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic differences of dexmedetomidine between patients receiving and not receiving enzyme-inducing anticonvulsant therapy and to identify a potential mechanism for these differences.

Primary Outcome

Serum levels of dexmedetomidine will be taken at specific intervals during and after a step-wise computer controlled infusion of dexmedetomidine.

Interventions

  • DRUG Dexmedetomidine

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 16 participants
Start Date 2010-12
Est. Completion 2012-02
Phase Phase 1

What the finished NCT01116700 record still lists

NCT01116700 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 16 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (73% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Dexmedetomidine is the first listed.

NCT01116700 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01116700 about?

NCT01116700 is a clinical study titled "Dexmedetomidine in Seizure Patients". Dexmedetomidine is an alpha-2 agonist commonly used during neurosurgery due to its unique properties as a sedative and anxiolytic with minimal respiratory depression. Neurosurgical patients frequently come to the operating room on anticonvulsant therapy with a history of seizures. The investigators ...

What is the current status of trial NCT01116700?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 16 participants. The study started on 2010-12. Estimated completion is 2012-02.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01116700?

The interventions under investigation include: Dexmedetomidine (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01116700?

This trial is sponsored by University of California, San Francisco, which has 1,713 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01116700's enrollment target sits among peer trials

16 1786th of 2000 higher than 203 of 2,000 other Phase 1 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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