Medicine to manage pain and prevent confusion after brain surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Cancer, Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests a medicine called dexmedetomidine to see if it helps control pain and prevents confusion or delirium after brain surgery. It may help patients recover more comfortably and think more clearly.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old
- You are healthy or have mild health issues (classified as ASA 1 or 2)
- You are scheduled to have brain surgery (craniotomy)
- You are not allergic to dexmedetomidine
- You do not have a serious heart rhythm problem or a high-grade heart block
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