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Can a higher dose of dexmedetomidine keep your arm numb longer after surgery?
NCT ID NCT07249827
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares three doses of a medicine called dexmedetomidine, added to the numbing drugs used for nerve blocks during arm surgery. The goal is to see if a higher dose keeps the arm numb and pain-free for longer. About 69 adults having surgery below the elbow will take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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69 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * patients undergoing upper limb surgery at or below the elbow * age between 18 and 75 years * American Society of Anesthesiologists classification 1-3 * body mass index between 18 and 35 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * adults who are unable to give their own consent * allergy or contraindication to dexmedetomidine * exposure to dexmedetomidine during the previous 48 hrs * pre-existing neuropathy (assessed by history and physical examination) * coagulopathy (assessed by history and physical examination and, if deemed clinically necessary, by blood workup i.e. platelets ≤ 100, International Normalized Ratio ≥ 1.4 or partial prothrombin time ≥ 50) * renal failure (assessed by history and physical examination and, if deemed clinically necessary, by blood work-up i.e. creatinine. eGFR \< 90) * hepatic failure (assessed by history and physical examination and, if deemed clinically necessary, by blood work-up i.e. transaminases ≥ 100) * allergy to LA * pregnancy (as institutional policy, female patients with childbearing potential undergoing non urgent surgery are tested preoperatively for pregnancy with blood tests) * breast feeding * prior surgery in the infraclavicular region * chronic pain syndromes requiring opioid intake at home
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4, Canada
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