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Trial · NCT00561678

Perioperative Cognitive Function - Dexmedetomidine and Cognitive Reserve

NCT00561678, Phase 4, Completed, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; results first posted 2017-03-29

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ConductScience Library. Perioperative Cognitive Function - Dexmedetomidine and Cognitive Reserve. Trials, record NCT00561678. Release trials-2026-11-12-0.5.0, 12 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/trials/NCT00561678

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Trial

As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.

Title
Perioperative Cognitive Function - Dexmedetomidine and Cognitive Reserve
NCT number
NCT00561678
Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Enrollment
404 participants, actual
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Conditions
Postoperative Delirium, PD, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, POCD
Interventions
Precedex (Dexmedetomidine), Placebo
First posted
2007-11-21
Last updated
2018-04-23
Results first posted
2017-03-29

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes6

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

ListOutcomeTime frameDescription
PrimaryDelirium BatteryDay 1Number of Participants with occurrence of Post-Operative Delirium in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
SecondaryNeuropsychological Testingat 3 months postoperativelyRate of change of cognitive function - data not collected because secondary analysis which was not performed
SecondaryIntraoperative Bradycardiaday 1Number of participants with intraoperative bradycardia
SecondaryIntraoperative Hypotensionday 1Number of participants with intraoperative hypotension
SecondaryIntraoperative Hypertensionday 1Number of participants with intraoperative hypertension
SecondaryLength of Stayaverage 4 daysLength of Stay (LOS) in the hospital

Outcomes6

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

TypeOutcomeTime framePopulationUnitsMeasured as
PRIMARYDelirium BatteryDay 1ParticipantsCOUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS
SECONDARYNeuropsychological Testingat 3 months postoperatively
SECONDARYIntraoperative Bradycardiaday 1ParticipantsCOUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS
SECONDARYIntraoperative Hypotensionday 1ParticipantsCOUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS
SECONDARYIntraoperative Hypertensionday 1ParticipantsCOUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS
SECONDARYLength of Stayaverage 4 daysdaysMEDIAN

Results by group34

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

OutcomeGroupCategoryValueSpreadUnits
Delirium BatteryPrecedexPostoperative Delirium23Participants
Delirium BatteryPlaceboPostoperative Delirium23Participants
Delirium BatteryPrecedexPACU Delirium6Participants
Delirium BatteryPlaceboPACU Delirium8Participants
Delirium BatteryPrecedexBoth5Participants
Delirium BatteryPlaceboBoth4Participants
Delirium BatteryPrecedexNone155Participants
Delirium BatteryPlaceboNone166Participants
Intraoperative BradycardiaPrecedexRequiring treatment35Participants
Intraoperative BradycardiaPlaceboRequiring treatment20Participants

Participant flow6

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

PeriodMilestoneGroupParticipantsUnits counted
Overall StudySTARTEDPrecedex197
Overall StudySTARTEDPlacebo207
Overall StudyCOMPLETEDPrecedex189
Overall StudyCOMPLETEDPlacebo201
Overall StudyNOT COMPLETEDPrecedex8
Overall StudyNOT COMPLETEDPlacebo6

Adverse events28

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

TypeEventOrgan systemGroupAffectedAt riskEvents
seriousMyocardial InfarctionCardiac disordersPrecedex1189
seriousMyocardial InfarctionCardiac disordersPlacebo0201
seriousUnstable AnginaCardiac disordersPrecedex1189
seriousUnstable AnginaCardiac disordersPlacebo0201
seriousNew ArrhythmiaCardiac disordersPrecedex2189
seriousNew ArrhythmiaCardiac disordersPlacebo4201
seriousPulmonary EdemaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disordersPrecedex1189
seriousPulmonary EdemaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disordersPlacebo0201
seriousHeart FailureCardiac disordersPrecedex1189
seriousHeart FailureCardiac disordersPlacebo1201

Adverse event totals6

The totals the trial posted for each group.

TotalGroupAffectedAt risk
Total, all-cause mortalityPrecedex1189
Total, all-cause mortalityPlacebo3201
Total, other adverse eventsPrecedex0189
Total, other adverse eventsPlacebo0201
Total, serious adverse eventsPrecedex12189
Total, serious adverse eventsPlacebo9201

Papers1

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

PMIDListed as
28593326RESULT

Source PubMed

Grants1

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

ProjectTitlePrincipal investigatorsOrganizationFunderFiscal years
R01AG029656Perioperative Cognitive Protection-Dexmedetomidine and Cognitive ReserveSILVERSTEIN, JEFFREY HICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAINATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING2007 to 2011

Trial comparisons2

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

ComparisonSource
Precedex vs Placebo: deaths from any causeTrial comparisons
Precedex vs Placebo: serious adverse eventsTrial comparisons

Tests0

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

None in this release.

Data dates

The day each source was copied for this release.

ClinicalTrials.gov
2026-11-12
ClinicalTrials.gov
Results, from AACT
2026-03-23
AACT
NIH grant links
2026-11-13
NIH RePORTER

Sources 3

  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
  • NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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