Comparison of Two Different Medications Used to Treat Elevated Intracranial Pressure

NCT00359697 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2014-11-06

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Summary

The overall purpose of this study is to compare the effects of mannitol and hypertonic saline on patients with increased intracranial pressure. The hypothesis being tested is that hypertonic saline is more effective in controlling increased intracranial pressure than mannitol.

Conditions

  • Increased Intracranial Pressure

Interventions

DRUG

Hypertonic Saline, Mannitol

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert H Rosenwasser, MD · Thomas Jefferson University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

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