Medicine for pain after surgery in sleep apnea patients
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a combination of two medicines (dexmedetomidine and esketamine) given in small doses to help with pain after surgery. It is for people who have sleep apnea or are at risk for it, and who are having chest or belly surgery with a scope.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You have sleep apnea or are at moderate-to-high risk for it (based on a simple screening questionnaire).
- You are scheduled for chest or belly surgery using a scope (thoracoscopic or laparoscopic) that will last at least 1 hour.
- You will receive a pain pump (patient-controlled IV pain medicine) after surgery.
- You do not have certain serious health conditions like severe heart, liver, kidney, or brain problems, or a history of certain mental health disorders.
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