# Dexmedotomidine for Acute Pain Control in Patients With Multiple Rib FracturesRandomized Controlled Trial

> **NCT05321121** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of California, Irvine** · enrollment: 41 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Rib Fractures
- Pain, Acute

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexmedetomidine
- **OTHER:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05321121
- **Lead sponsor:** University of California, Irvine
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-11-12
- **Primary completion:** 2023-10-21
- **Final completion:** 2023-10-21
- **Target enrollment:** 41 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05321121

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05321121, "Dexmedotomidine for Acute Pain Control in Patients With Multiple Rib FracturesRandomized Controlled Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05321121. Licensed CC0.

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