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NCT05772832
COMPARISON OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE AND REMIFENTANIL FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN IN TRANSPHENOIDAL Pituitary SURGERY
trial testing Dexmedetomidine in Postoperative Pain in 104 participants. Completed in 22 February 2023.
14 December 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Kocaeli University |
|---|---|
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Enrollment | 104 |
| Start date | 17 November 2021 |
| Primary completion | 14 December 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 22 February 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across Turkey (Türkiye) |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Dexmedetomidine (dexmedetomidine) — full drug profile →
- Remifentanyl — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Postoperative Pain — all drugs for Postoperative Pain →
Sponsor
Kocaeli University
Who can join
Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Postoperative Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
In patients with pituitary adenoma scheduled for endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary surgery, it was aimed to compare the efficacy of postoperative pain relief of a selective α-2 agonist "Dexmedetomidine" and the rapid and short-acting opioid "Remifentanil" using the "Numerical Rating Scale" (NRS) administered alongside propofol in perioperative maintenance anesthesia. .
Publications & conference data
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05772832 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Kocaeli University
- Last refreshed: 27 August 2025
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