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CTRI Number  CTRI/2016/04/006829 [Registered on: 18/04/2016] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 13/04/2016
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   comparison of 2 drugs to manage brain swelling in patients with head injury 
Scientific Title of Study   A comparative study of 3% Hypertonic saline and 20% mannitol in the treatment of refractory post traumatic intracranial hypertension  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Anirudh TJ Dr Shibu Pillai 
Designation  Senior Resident 
Affiliation  NIMHANS 
Address  Department of Neurosurgery, NIMHANS, Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560029
India 
Phone  9480829727  
Fax    
Email  anirudhbmc@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr GS Umamaheswara Rao 
Designation  Senior Professor 
Affiliation  NIMHANS 
Address  Dr GS Umamaheswara Rao, Dept of Neuroanesthesia NIMHANS, Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560029
India 
Phone  9480829727  
Fax    
Email  gsuma123@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Anirudh TJ 
Designation  Senior Resident 
Affiliation  NIMHANS 
Address  Department of Neurosurgery, NIMHANS, Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560029
India 
Phone  9480829727  
Fax    
Email  anirudhbmc@yahoo.co.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Neurorointensive care unit, NIMHANS 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  NIMHANS 
Address  NIMHANS, Hosur, Road, Bangalore 560029 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Anirudh TJ  NIMHANS  Neurointensive care unit, Neurocentre, 2nd Floor, NIMHANS, Bangalore 560029
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
080-26995416

anirudhbmc@yahoo.co.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
NIMHANS  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Acute Traumatic Brain injury,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Hypertonic saline  3% hypertonic saline frequency:every time ICP increases 20 mmHg route:intravenous Duration: 6 days 
Intervention  mannitol  20% mannitol frequency:every time ICP increases 20 mmHg route:intravenous Duration: 6 days 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  15.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  within 24 hours of traumatic brain injury 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Pregnancy
GCS 3
Absent brainstem reflexes

 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in the intracranial pressure  every 30 minutes 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
change in cerebral perfusion pressure  daily for six days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="38"
Sample Size from India="38" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   02/05/2008 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="3"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   An equiosmolar study on early intracranial physiology and long term outcome in severe traumatic brain injury comparing mannitol and hypertonic saline. Jagannatha AT, Sriganesh K, Devi BI, Rao GS. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Feb 25. pii: S0967-5868(15)00605-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.08.035. [Epub ahead of print] 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   This study aimed at evaluating hypertonic saline with traditionally used mannitol in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.  
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