Comparative Study Between Hydrocortisone and Mannitol in Treatment of Postdural Puncture Headache

NCT02760862 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2020-08-25

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Summary

Fifty patients of both sex, aged 18-50 years and ASA I and II undergoing elective lower abdominal and pelvic surgery under spinal anesthesia were included in this randomized double-blind study. Patients were randomly divided into 2 groups 25 each; group (I) received intravenous hydrocortisone 100mg every 8 hours for 48 hours and group (II) received intravenous infusion of mannitol 20% 100ml over 30 minutes followed by 100ml every 12hours. Mean (+/- SD) of headache intensity at 0, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours after beginning of treatment was assessed using visual analog scale.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

hydrocortisone 100mg.

Group (I), received hydrocortisone 100mg, dissolved in 2ml normal saline, intravenously/8 hours for 48 hours

DRUG

mannitol 20% intravenous fluid

group (II), received mannitol 20% 100ml intravenously which was given over 30 minutes and followed by 100 ml on a 12hour basis. Urinary catheter was inserted for patients in group (II) under complete aseptic conditions by the anesthesia resident before the start of mannitol infusion and removed after its discontinuation, accompanied by the intravenous fluid infusion over 48 hours of 500ml of normal saline or Ringer's solution every 8 hours and the input/output fluid chart for evaluation of fluid balance.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-11-30

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