Does sodium valproate reduce delirium after head injury?
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Adult patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/03/008058
- Lead Sponsor
- Christian Medical College Vellore
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 128
Inclusion Criteria
i.All admitted patients with traumatic brain injury
ii.>= 18 years of age
Exclusion Criteria
i.Pregnant patients
ii.Any other associated skeletal trauma (may cause pain and therefore agitation): long bone injuries, pelvic fractures, chest trauma or maxillofacial injuries
iii.Glasgow Coma Scale score of 5 or less (chance of mortality high, and even survivors may have too low a sensorium to be agitated)
iv.Patients with seizure disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method