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EEG Monitoring in the Emergency Department

NCT04070521 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2023-08-01

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Summary

This study seeks to investigate whether drug effects in suspected overdose patients could be identified using the electroencephalogram (EEG). From previous work it is known that different classes of anesthetic drugs have specific "EEG signatures" related to the drug mechanisms. Many of the drugs of abuse that are frequently encountered in overdose patients are similar or identical to anesthetic drugs. The hypothesis for this study is that the EEG could be used to characterize the brain effects of intoxicants using EEG in the ED setting. Such monitoring could one day help clinicians and first responders at the point-of-care make more informed decisions to improve the care of overdose patients.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Observational EEG Monitoring

Subjects will be monitored with electroencephalogram (EEG) after arriving to the Emergency Department with suspected overdose

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patrick L Purdon, Ph.D. · Massachusetts General Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-06
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2024-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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