# Dexmedetomidine Reduces Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy With Propofol Anesthesia

> **NCT03131375** · PHASE2,PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Athens General Children's Hospital "Pan. & Aglaia Kyriakou"** · enrollment: 60 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Emergence Delirium
- Extubation Time
- Heart Rate
- Postoperative Analgesia
- Blood Pressure

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexmedetomidine
- **DRUG:** Normal saline
- **DEVICE:** Bispectral index
- **DEVICE:** Train of four ratio

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03131375
- **Lead sponsor:** Athens General Children's Hospital "Pan. & Aglaia Kyriakou"
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2,PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-05-01
- **Primary completion:** 2017-07-30
- **Final completion:** 2017-07-30
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-07-09


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03131375

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03131375, "Dexmedetomidine Reduces Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy With Propofol Anesthesia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-31 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03131375. Licensed CC0.

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