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Alpha 2 Agonists for Sedation to produce Better Outcomes from Critical Illness (A2B TRIAL): A Parallel Group Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Clonidine, Dexmedetomidine and Current Usual Care

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This is a prospective three-arm randomised placebo-controlled trial to compare the effect of the early addition of dexmedetomidine or clonidine to current analgo-sedation practice on the duration of mechanical ventilation, compared with current analgo-sed

Project Acronym A2B trial
Status Project Complete
Funder(s) National Institute for Health Research
Value £5,054.00
Project Dates Apr 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2021


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