Can a sleep medication protect the brain after heart surgery?
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether a medicine called dexmedetomidine, given after heart surgery, can help prevent confusion and thinking problems in older adults during their intensive care stay. If you are 60 or older and having heart surgery with a heart-lung machine, this trial might be for you.
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Who can take part
- You are 60 years old or older
- You are scheduled for heart surgery that uses a heart-lung machine
- You will go to the intensive care unit (ICU) after surgery
- You do not have an allergy to dexmedetomidine or the study placebo
- You do not have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or severe confusion before surgery
- You can communicate in English and do not have severe vision or hearing loss
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