Lumbar Drain With Intrathecal Nicardipine in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

NCT07246629 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 214

Last updated 2026-04-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of prophylactic administration of intra-thecal nicardipine though lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drain in prevention of symptomatic vasospasm in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to rupture of cerebral aneurysms.

Conditions

  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Interventions

DRUG

Normal Saline

10 mL preservative-free normal saline in luer-lock sterile syringe every 24 hours from randomization through day 14 post-bleed or lumbar drain removal, whichever occurs first.

DRUG

Nicardipine

Nicardipine 4 mg will be diluted in preservative-free normal saline to 10 mL in luer-lock sterile syringe every 24 hours from randomization through day 14 post-bleed or lumbar drain removal, whichever occurs first.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Krishna Joshi, MD · Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-30
Primary Completion
2027-01-31
Completion
2027-01-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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