Safe sedation for heart catheterization in children
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests whether a combination of two sedative medications (dexmedetomidine and ketamine) works safely and effectively to keep children calm and still during heart catheterization—a procedure where a thin tube is guided through blood vessels to the heart for diagnosis or treatment.
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Who can take part
- Child must be under 18 years old
- Child needs a heart catheterization procedure (diagnostic or to fix a heart condition)
- Child does not have a serious active lung infection
- Child does not have certain heart rhythm problems or heart blocks
- Child is not currently on a breathing machine or heart-support medications before the procedure
- Child has no known allergies to the sedative medications used in this study
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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