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Emergence Delirium clinical trials and research

• 14Clinical trials
• 10Countries

Newest Emergence Delirium clinical trials

All recruiting trials (14)

• Live parent-child video interaction or cartoon watching to ease emergence agitation in preschoolers

  This study tests whether live video calls with a parent or watching cartoons during preoperative transfer can reduce anxiety before anesthesia and agitation after surgery in 2- to 6-year-olds undergoing elective procedures.

  Recruiting Izmir City Hospital · Izmir, İzmir · NCT07689305

• Oral vs IV Magnesium for Emergence Delirium in Children after Adenotonsillectomy

  This trial tests whether giving magnesium by mouth before surgery or by IV during surgery can reduce emergence delirium in children aged 4–7 undergoing adenotonsillectomy with sevoflurane anesthesia.

  Recruiting Phase 2/3 Tanta University · Tanta, Gharbia Governorate · NCT07655817

• Greater auricular nerve block to reduce agitation after children's middle ear surgery

  This trial will test whether an ultrasound-guided greater auricular nerve block can reduce agitation and pain when children wake up after microscopic middle ear surgery.

  Recruiting Fayoum University · Al Fayyum, Faiyum Governorate · NCT07435675

• Dexmedetomidine–midazolam versus ketamine–midazolam for emergence delirium in children

  This test compares dexmedetomidine plus midazolam against ketamine plus midazolam to see which better prevents emergence delirium in children having heart catheterization under general anesthesia.

  Recruiting Phase 4 Kasr El Aini Hospital · Cairo · NCT07427446

• Remimazolam with sevoflurane to reduce wake-up agitation in children after neurosurgery.

  This trial will test whether adding a single bolus of remimazolam to sevoflurane anesthesia lowers the chance that children ages 1–6 become agitated as they wake up from neurosurgery.

  Recruiting Phase 4 Peking University First Hospital · Beijing, Beijing Municipality and 1 other locations · NCT07046364

• Diagnosing neurocognitive complications during surgery using EEG

  This study is testing if using EEG during surgery can help doctors spot early signs of cognitive problems, like delirium, in adults having non-cardiac surgeries.

  Recruiting Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology · Moscow, Moscow Oblast · NCT06545786

• Comparing language used during anesthesia induction in children

  This study tests whether using positive language instead of standard language during anesthesia can help reduce anxiety and negative behaviors in children aged 5 to 10 years.

  Recruiting Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts · NCT06324955

• Family-centered care to reduce emergency delirium in children after surgery

  This study tests if having family members involved during surgery can help young children aged 2-6 experience less confusion and distress when waking up from anesthesia.

  Recruiting Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · Wenzhou, Zhejiang · NCT06092671

• Nebulized dexmedetomidine with ketamine versus dexmedetomidine alone for sedation in children having cleft palate repair

  This will test whether adding ketamine to nebulized dexmedetomidine helps sedate children undergoing cleft palate repair and reduces emergence delirium.

  Recruiting Phase 4 Assiut University · Asyut · NCT05821972

• Investigating the link between preoperative anxiety and emergence delirium in children

  This study is trying to see if kids aged 2-8 who feel anxious before eye surgery are more likely to experience confusion as they wake up from anesthesia.

  Recruiting Gangnam Severance Hospital · Seoul · NCT05800639

• Assessing the prognosis of patients with extreme agitation in the emergency room

  This study looks at how patients with extreme agitation in the emergency room, especially those with emergence delirium, do over six months to see how many survive and how they feel afterward.

  Recruiting Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Bobigny, Île-de-France Region · NCT05632419

• Using melatonin to prevent agitation in children after surgery

  This study tests if giving melatonin to young children after surgery can help prevent confusion and restlessness as they wake up from anesthesia.

  Recruiting Phase 3 Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet · Copenhagen, Capital Region · NCT05541276

• Evaluating clonidine to reduce emergence agitation in young children

  This study is testing if a single dose of clonidine can help reduce confusion and agitation in young children aged 3 to 12 months after they wake up from anesthesia.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Phase 2/3 Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet · Perth, Nedlands and 1 other locations · NCT05091242

• Investigating cognitive changes after breast surgery under general anesthesia

  This study is trying to see how breast surgery and the anesthesia used might affect thinking and memory in women after their operation.

  Recruiting University of Padova · Treviso, TV · NCT03774420

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Quick answers

How many Emergence Delirium clinical trials are recruiting right now?

14, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 10 countries. The most sites are in Egypt (4 trials), Denmark (2 trials), China (2 trials), Italy (1 trial), France (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 4: 3, Phase 2/3: 2, Phase 3: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

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