Low dose sedation medicine for pain after scoliosis surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests a low dose of a sedative medicine, dexmedetomidine, given during and after spine surgery to see if it helps with pain. It is for teens and adults with scoliosis having back fusion surgery.
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Who can take part
- You have idiopathic scoliosis (curved spine with no known cause)
- You are scheduled for a posterior spinal fusion (back surgery) that joins at least 5 vertebrae in both the upper and lower back
- You are not allergic to dexmedetomidine or standard surgery medicines
- You are not currently taking opioid pain medicine, TCA antidepressants, or gabapentinoids (nerve pain drugs)
- You do not have unstable heart problems, a long QT interval on EKG, life-threatening arrhythmias, or take digoxin
- You do not have Moya Moya disease (a rare blood vessel disorder in the brain)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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