Safety and Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine (DEX) for Sedation of Subjects ≥1 Month to <17 Years Undergoing MRI Scans
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04237792 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 23, 2020
Last Update Posted : February 24, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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MRI Sedation | Drug: dexmedetomidine Drug: propofol | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 129 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Other |
Official Title: | A PHASE 3/4 RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, DOSE-RANGING STUDY OF THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE (DEX) USED WITH PROPOFOL (PRO) AS NEEDED FOR PROCEDURAL SEDATION OF PEDIATRIC SUBJECTS ≥1 MONTH TO <17 YEARS OF AGE UNDERGOING MRI SCANS |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 18, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2, 2021 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 30, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: dexmedetomidine low dose group
low dose of dexmedetomidine to be given
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Drug: dexmedetomidine
dexmedetomidine low, middle and high doses are provided as an intravenous bolus loading dose followed by an intravenous maintenance dose infusion throughout the MRI scan Drug: propofol propofol IV administration will be given if needed to maintain sedation |
Experimental: dexmedetomidine middle dose group
middle dose of dexmedetomidine to be given
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Drug: dexmedetomidine
dexmedetomidine low, middle and high doses are provided as an intravenous bolus loading dose followed by an intravenous maintenance dose infusion throughout the MRI scan Drug: propofol propofol IV administration will be given if needed to maintain sedation |
Experimental: dexmedetomidine high dose group
high dose of dexmedetomidine to be given
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Drug: dexmedetomidine
dexmedetomidine low, middle and high doses are provided as an intravenous bolus loading dose followed by an intravenous maintenance dose infusion throughout the MRI scan Drug: propofol propofol IV administration will be given if needed to maintain sedation |
- Percent of subjects at the DEX high dose level versus the low dose level in the combined age cohorts who do not require concomitant PRO to complete the MRI [ Time Frame: baseline up to 3 hours ]
- Percent of subjects at the DEX high dose level versus the low dose level in each age cohort who do not require concomitant PRO to complete the MRI [ Time Frame: baseline up to 3 hours ]
- Percent of subjects at the DEX middle dose level compared to the high dose level and the low dose level in both the overall sample and in each age cohort who do not require concomitant PRO to complete the MRI [ Time Frame: baseline up to 3 hours ]
- Percent of time at the target sedation rating scale score (Pediatric Sedation State Scale [PSSS] rating of 2) after the administration of the DEX loading dose and during the DEX maintenance infusion [ Time Frame: baseline up to 3 hours ]
- The amount of time from the start of the DEX loading dose infusion to the time of the first PRO bolus administration [ Time Frame: baseline up to 3 hours ]
- Emergence time (defined as the time from the end of the MRI scan to when the subject meets a Modified Aldrete Score ≥9) [ Time Frame: post-procedure up to 24 hours ]
- The proportion of subjects at each DEX dose level who receive PRO [ Time Frame: baseline up to 3 hours ]
- Total amount (mg/kg) and weight and time adjusted amount (per kg per minute basis) of concomitant PRO required to successfully complete the MRI scan [ Time Frame: baseline up to 3 hours ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 1 Month to 16 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female subject ≥1 month and <17 years of age.
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status I, II or III.
- Requires non-intubated, spontaneous breathing, moderate to deep sedation (NI MDS) for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study with an intensivist, anesthesiologist or other proceduralist in attendance.
- Duration of the MRI scan is expected to take at least 20 minutes but no more than 3 hours to complete
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant female subjects (including those with an indeterminate or positive pregnancy test); breastfeeding female subjects.
- Weight on Day 1 before randomization is less than the 10th percentile of weight for age and sex in the US and Japan or is greater than the 95th percentile of weight for age and sex in the US or greater than the 97th percentile of weight for age and sex in Japan based on sponsor-provided growth charts.
- Planned medical procedure during the MRI scan or post-MRI recovery period.
- Requires endotracheal intubation or laryngeal mask airway (LMA).
- Known allergy to eggs, egg products, soybeans or soybean products.
- SpO2 <93 % on room air -

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04237792

Study Director: | Pfizer CT.gov Call Center | Pfizer |
Responsible Party: | Pfizer |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04237792 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
C0801039 |
First Posted: | January 23, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 24, 2022 |
Last Verified: | February 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Pfizer will provide access to individual de-identified participant data and related study documents (e.g. protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), Clinical Study Report (CSR)) upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria, conditions, and exceptions. Further details on Pfizer's data sharing criteria and process for requesting access can be found at: https://www.pfizer.com/science/clinical_trials/trial_data_and_results/data_requests. |
URL: | https://www.pfizer.com/science/clinical_trials/trial_data_and_results/data_requests |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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