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Clinical trialNCT01111682TerminatedPhase 3Interventional

Hypertonic Saline vs. Mannitol for Elevated Intercranial Pressure

SponsorUniversity of CincinnatiEnrollment5Elevated Intracranial PressureTraumatic Brain Injury
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Summary

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This study examines the role of osmotic agents in controlling brain swelling in brain injured individuals. Two osmotic agents -- mannitol and hypertonic saline -- are in common use, and they will be compared in the context of a randomized clinical trial. The goal is to determine if these agent differ in their ability to control episodes of brain swelling.
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Investigators

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  • Lori Shutter, MD

    Department of Neurology College of Medicine University of Cincinnati

    Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • University Hospital

    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Drugs studied

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Hypertonic SalineMannitol →
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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
30 Apr 2010
Primary completion
30 Nov 2010
Completion
30 Nov 2010
Last update posted
5 Mar 2013
Registered enrollment
5
Registry id
NCT01111682
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