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Hypothermia to Treat Severe Brain Injury

NCT00040339 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2008-01-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to determine if hypothermia (body cooling), administered very soon after a severe brain injury improves functional outcome. This pilot trial ended in July 2005. Please see clinicaltrials.gov record number NCT00178711 for the Phase III version of the trial (see link below).

Conditions

  • Brain Injuries
  • Hypothermia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

hypothermia (body temperature lowered to 33°C or 91.4°F)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Guy L. Clifton, M.D. · Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas-Houston, Houston Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-05-31
Completion
2005-07-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Canada

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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