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Who should control your sedation during surgery? new study compares options
NCT ID NCT06451380
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether letting patients control their own sedation during arm surgery under regional anesthesia leads to higher satisfaction compared to having an anesthesiologist control it. 70 adults having upper limb orthopedic surgery were randomly assigned to either patient-controlled or anesthesiologist-controlled sedation with propofol. The main goal was to see which group reported better overall experience.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- propofol
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give patients more control over their sedation during surgery, potentially improving comfort and satisfaction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 70 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Patient-controlled sedation may not be suitable for all patients or procedures.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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 years and older
- 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 aged 18 and over; * Patients indicated for orthopedic surgery of the upper limb under anaesthesia requiring additional sedation; * Ability to use the patient-controlled sedation device; * Body Mass Index less than 40 kg/m²; * American Society of Anesthesiologists Class I to III; * Patient agreeing to study assessments and follow-up visits * Patient having been informed and agreeing to participate in the study by signing an informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to locoregional anesthesia (allergy, local infection, coagulation disorders); * Surgery of the upper limb not compatible with locoregional anesthesia (arthroplasty); * Patient unable to understand study information for linguistic, psychological or cognitive reasons linguistic, psychological or cognitive reasons ; * Patient pregnant or likely to be pregnant, of childbearing age, without effective contraception or breastfeeding ; * Patient participating in another clinical trial, or in a period of exclusion from another clinical trial; * Patient under legal protection, or deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision administrative ; * Patient not covered by a social security scheme.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique Jouvenet
Paris, 75016, France
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