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Clinical Trials/NCT02064959
NCT02064959
Terminated
Not Applicable

HypOthermia for Patients Requiring Evacuation of Subdural Hematoma: a Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston14 sites in 2 countries32 target enrollmentMarch 22, 2014

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Subdural Hematoma, Traumatic
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Enrollment
32
Locations
14
Primary Endpoint
Number of Participants With Favorable Glasgow Outcome Score-Extended (GOS-E) at 6 Months Post Injury
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This randomized, prospective trial will study the effect of very early cooling in patients undergoing surgical evacuation of acute subdural hematomas (35°C prior to opening the dura followed by maintenance at 33°C for a minimum of 48h). Intravascular cooling catheters (Thermogard XP Device, Zoll) will be utilized to induce hypothermia or to maintain normothermia.

The primary objective is to determine if rapid induction of hypothermia prior to emergent craniotomy for traumatic subdural hematoma (SDH) will improve outcome as measured by Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE) at 6 months.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 22, 2014
End Date
February 7, 2019
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Dong Kim

Professor

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Non-penetrating traumatic brain injury
  • Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) motor score ≤5 (not following commands)
  • Estimated or known age 22-65 years
  • Acute subdural hematoma requiring emergent craniotomy within 6 hours of initial injury
  • Estimated time of injury to time to reach temp of 35°C\<6 hrs

Exclusion Criteria

  • Total GCS = 3 and bilateral fixed and dilated pupils
  • Following commands after an initial period of coma (GSC motor score of 6)
  • Known pre-existing neurological deficit (e.g., previous traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke)
  • Concomitant spinal cord injury
  • Arrival temperature is \<35°C
  • Hemodynamic instability (i.e., mean arterial pressure (MAP)\<60 millimetres of mercury (mmHg) for 30 minutes)
  • Active cardiac dysrhythmia resulting in hemodynamic instability
  • Pregnancy
  • Duret hemorrhage
  • Prisoner or Ward of the State

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of Participants With Favorable Glasgow Outcome Score-Extended (GOS-E) at 6 Months Post Injury

Time Frame: 6 months post injury

Participants were monitored for 6 months after injury, and GOS-E was scored as favorable (moderate disability to good recovery) or unfavorable (severe disability, vegetative state, or death) at 6 months post-injury.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Safety as Assessed by Number of Adverse Events Reported Per Participant(6 months post injury)
  • Hospital Length of Stay(from hospital admission to hospital discharge (median of about 18 to 21 days))
  • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Length of Stay(from ICU admission to ICU discharge (median of about 11 to 13 days))
  • Incidence of Cortical Spreading Depolarization(6 months)

Study Sites (14)

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