New study aims to make sedation safer for obese joint surgery patients
NCT ID NCT05760534
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 110 obese patients (BMI over 25) having knee or hip replacement surgery under spinal anesthesia. Researchers compared two ways to calculate the dose of the sedative remimazolam: using ideal body weight versus total body weight. The goal was to find which dose reduces breathing problems during surgery while still keeping patients comfortable.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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110 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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19 to 79 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for elective knee or hip arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia * BMI\>25 * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I, II, III Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal * Contraindication for spinal anesthesia * Contraindication for remimazolam infusion * History of hypersensitivity to remimazolam * History of chronic use of benzodiazepine or opioid * Baseline MOAA/S score of 4 or lower * Pregnancy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jin-Tae Kim
Seoul, South Korea
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