# Effect of Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine on Lung Protection Following Thoracic Aorta Surgery With Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: a Randomized Clinical Trial

> **NCT02678728** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Gangnam Severance Hospital** · enrollment: 52 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Chronic Dissecting Aneurysm of Thoracic Aorta
- Chronic Nontraumatic Dissection of Thoracic Aorta
- Dissecting Aneurysm of the Thoracic Aorta

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexmedetomidine
- **DRUG:** normal saline

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02678728
- **Lead sponsor:** Gangnam Severance Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-02
- **Primary completion:** 2018-02-28
- **Final completion:** 2018-03-30
- **Target enrollment:** 52 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2019-08-14


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02678728

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02678728, "Effect of Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine on Lung Protection Following Thoracic Aorta Surgery With Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: a Randomized Clinical Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02678728. Licensed CC0.

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