New sedation drug may reduce breathing risks during heart procedure
NCT ID NCT07532733
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two sedation approaches during a minimally invasive heart valve replacement (TAVI) in 80 elderly patients. One group receives dexmedetomidine, a sedative that may cause less breathing depression, while the other gets standard propofol-remifentanil. Researchers will monitor breathing problems like low oxygen or slow breathing during the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dexmedetomidine
- What this could lead to
- If dexmedetomidine proves safer, it could become the preferred sedation method for TAVI, reducing breathing complications in elderly patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (80 participants) comparing two sedation drugs. Results may not apply to all patients or settings, and both drugs have known side effects like low heart rate or blood pressure.
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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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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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60 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: * -aged 60 or over, * undergoing transfemoral TAVI, * treated under sedation without general anaesthesia, * having given their written informed consent, * with sufficient command of French to undertake cognitive tests. Exclusion Criteria: * whose first language is not English, * who have a contraindication to dexmedetomidine, * who require conversion to general anaesthesia during the procedure, * or who present with major haemodynamic instability (shock, uncontrolled arrhythmia).
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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HUB Erasme
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1070, Belgium
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