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{'hasResults': False, 'derivedSection': {'miscInfoModule': {'versionHolder': '2025-12-24'}, 'conditionBrowseModule': {'meshes': [{'id': 'D009765', 'term': 'Obesity'}], 'ancestors': [{'id': 'D050177', 'term': 'Overweight'}, {'id': 'D044343', 'term': 'Overnutrition'}, {'id': 'D009748', 'term': 'Nutrition Disorders'}, {'id': 'D009750', 'term': 'Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases'}, {'id': 'D001835', 'term': 'Body Weight'}, {'id': 'D012816', 'term': 'Signs and Symptoms'}, {'id': 'D013568', 'term': 'Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms'}]}, 'interventionBrowseModule': {'meshes': [{'id': 'D020927', 'term': 'Dexmedetomidine'}], 'ancestors': [{'id': 'D007093', 'term': 'Imidazoles'}, {'id': 'D001393', 'term': 'Azoles'}, {'id': 'D006573', 'term': 'Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring'}, {'id': 'D006571', 'term': 'Heterocyclic Compounds'}]}}, 'protocolSection': {'designModule': {'phases': ['PHASE4'], 'studyType': 'INTERVENTIONAL', 'designInfo': {'allocation': 'NON_RANDOMIZED', 'maskingInfo': {'masking': 'NONE'}, 'interventionModel': 'PARALLEL'}, 'enrollmentInfo': {'type': 'ESTIMATED', 'count': 40}}, 'statusModule': {'overallStatus': 'UNKNOWN', 'lastKnownStatus': 'ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING', 'startDateStruct': {'date': '2015-08'}, 'expandedAccessInfo': {'hasExpandedAccess': False}, 'statusVerifiedDate': '2016-10', 'completionDateStruct': {'date': '2017-12', 'type': 'ESTIMATED'}, 'lastUpdateSubmitDate': '2016-10-10', 'studyFirstSubmitDate': '2015-09-06', 'studyFirstSubmitQcDate': '2015-09-21', 'lastUpdatePostDateStruct': {'date': '2016-10-12', 'type': 'ESTIMATED'}, 'studyFirstPostDateStruct': {'date': '2015-09-23', 'type': 'ESTIMATED'}, 'primaryCompletionDateStruct': {'date': '2016-10', 'type': 'ESTIMATED'}}, 'outcomesModule': {'primaryOutcomes': [{'measure': 'Dexmedetomidine plasmatic levels', 'timeFrame': 'From start of infusion (min): 5, 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180; from end of infusion (min): 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 90, 120, 240, 360, 720', 'description': 'Measured by high performance liquid chromatography'}], 'secondaryOutcomes': [{'measure': 'Steatohepatitis score', 'timeFrame': '3 months after liver biopsy specimen collection', 'description': 'Using liver biopsy, a score for steatohepatitis will be applied on samples from all patients'}, {'measure': 'Plasma disappearance rate of indocyanine', 'timeFrame': '2 hours after arrival to Post-Anesthesia Care Unit', 'description': 'Using indocyanine green and LiMON monitor (Pulsion Medical Systems) surrogate measures of liver blood flow will be registered.'}, {'measure': 'Enzyme expression', 'timeFrame': '3 months after liver biopsy specimen collection', 'description': 'Liver samples will be analyzed for UGT2B10 and UGT1A4 expression (involved in dexmedetomidine metabolization)'}, {'measure': 'Hemodynamics', 'timeFrame': 'Recorded at every blood sample collection (5, 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 min) during anesthesia', 'description': 'Heart rate and arterial pressure will be recorded during anesthesia'}, {'measure': 'Anesthetic depth', 'timeFrame': 'Recorded at every blood sample collection (5, 10, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 min) during anesthesia', 'description': 'Using a bispectral index monitor, anesthetic depth will be monitorized through out surgery.'}]}, 'oversightModule': {'oversightHasDmc': True}, 'conditionsModule': {'keywords': ['dexmedetomidine', 'pharmacokinetic', 'obesity'], 'conditions': ['Obesity']}, 'referencesModule': {'references': [{'pmid': '17952107', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Han PY, Duffull SB, Kirkpatrick CM, Green B. Dosing in obesity: a simple solution to a big problem. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Nov;82(5):505-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100381.'}, {'pmid': '15255794', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Green B, Duffull SB. What is the best size descriptor to use for pharmacokinetic studies in the obese? Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2004 Aug;58(2):119-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2004.02157.x.'}, {'pmid': '15809132', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Casati A, Putzu M. Anesthesia in the obese patient: pharmacokinetic considerations. J Clin Anesth. 2005 Mar;17(2):134-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.01.009.'}, {'pmid': '10702460', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Hall JE, Uhrich TD, Barney JA, Arain SR, Ebert TJ. Sedative, amnestic, and analgesic properties of small-dose dexmedetomidine infusions. 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A standard weight descriptor for dose adjustment in the obese patient. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2004;43(15):1167-78. doi: 10.2165/00003088-200443150-00007.'}, {'pmid': '29661414', 'type': 'DERIVED', 'citation': 'Rolle A, Paredes S, Cortinez LI, Anderson BJ, Quezada N, Solari S, Allende F, Torres J, Cabrera D, Contreras V, Carmona J, Ramirez C, Oliveros AM, Ibacache M. Dexmedetomidine metabolic clearance is not affected by fat mass in obese patients. Br J Anaesth. 2018 May;120(5):969-977. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.01.040. Epub 2018 Mar 28.'}]}, 'descriptionModule': {'briefSummary': 'The purpose of this study is to study the effect of obesity in dexmedetomidine pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic profile.', 'detailedDescription': 'The investigators expect to find an inverse correlation between the amount of fat mass and liver blood flow or with the enzymatic metabolic capacity. Results will be based on a population pharmacokinetic modeling analysis performed in NONMEM program. The investigators will first account for the effect of different measured size scalars on volumes and clearances and then they will search for plausible covariates (liver blood flow, enzymatic capacity, degree of hepatic steatosis, etc) on dexmedetomidine metabolic clearance. A pharmacokinetic model capable of characterizing clearance changes in the obese using more plausible biological covariates will be tried to be defined.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT'], 'maximumAge': '60 Years', 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': True, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria for obese patients:\n\n* American Society of Anesthesiology classification I-III patients.\n* Both genders.\n* Age between 18 - 60 years.\n* Body mass index higher than 40 Kg/m2.\n\nInclusion Criteria for non-obese patients:\n\n* American Society of Anesthesiology classification I-II patients\n* Both genders.\n* Age between 18 - 60 years\n* Body mass index lower than 30 Kg/m2.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Known allergy to study drugs\n* Uncontrolled hypertension.\n* Heart block greater than first degree.\n* Chronic hepatic and kidney disease.\n* Patients taking any drug acting in the central nervous system within 24 hrs before surgery.\n* Patients taking drugs that induce overexpression of liver cytochrome P450-complex enzymes (Carbamazepine, Phenytoin, Phenobarbital, Rifampicin, Dexamethasone, Griseofulvin, Terbinafine, Prednisone, Hydrocortisone, Modafinil).)\n* Known addiction to illicit drugs.\n* Pregnancy.\n* Current or past oncologic disease.'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT02557867', 'briefTitle': 'The Effect of Obesity in Dexmedetomidine Metabolic Clearance', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile'}, 'officialTitle': 'The Effect of Obesity in Dexmedetomidine Metabolic Clearance', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': '14-253'}, 'secondaryIdInfos': [{'id': '1150197', 'type': 'OTHER_GRANT', 'domain': 'FONDECYT'}]}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'Obese', 'description': 'Body composition measurement before surgery using Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Dexmedetomidine infusion during surgery. Venous blood sampling for dexmedetomidine plasmatic levels during and after surgery. Liver blood flow indirect non-invasive assessment after surgery using indocyanine. Liver biopsy during surgery.', 'interventionNames': ['Drug: Dexmedetomidine']}, {'type': 'EXPERIMENTAL', 'label': 'Non-obese', 'description': 'Body composition measurement before surgery using Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Dexmedetomidine infusion during surgery. Venous blood sampling for dexmedetomidine plasmatic levels during and after surgery. Liver blood flow indirect non-invasive assessment after surgery using indocyanine. Liver biopsy during surgery.', 'interventionNames': ['Drug: Dexmedetomidine']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Dexmedetomidine', 'type': 'DRUG', 'otherNames': ['Precedex'], 'description': 'Dexmedetomidine 0.5 μg/kg over 10 minutes and then, 0.5 mcg/kg/h throughout surgery.', 'armGroupLabels': ['Non-obese', 'Obese']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'city': 'Santiago', 'state': 'Santiago Metropolitan', 'country': 'Chile', 'facility': 'Hospital Clinico Pontificia Universidad Catolica', 'geoPoint': {'lat': -33.45694, 'lon': -70.64827}}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Luis I Cortínez, MD', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'Associate Professor Ordinary Category'}]}, 'ipdSharingStatementModule': {'ipdSharing': 'UNDECIDED'}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'SPONSOR'}}}}