# The Lowest Effective Dose of Dexmedetomidine in Attenuating the Hemodynamic Responses During Skull Pin Insertion in Patients Undergoing Elective Craniotomy

> **NCT03738059** · EARLY_PHASE1 · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Assiut University** · enrollment: 120 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Skull Pin Insertion

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexmedetomidine Injection [Precedex]
- **OTHER:** normal saline 0.9%

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03738059
- **Lead sponsor:** Assiut University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** EARLY_PHASE1
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2018-11-15
- **Primary completion:** 2019-03
- **Final completion:** 2019-03
- **Target enrollment:** 120 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2018-12-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03738059

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03738059, "The Lowest Effective Dose of Dexmedetomidine in Attenuating the Hemodynamic Responses During Skull Pin Insertion in Patients Undergoing Elective Craniotomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03738059. Licensed CC0.

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