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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/05/087854 [Registered on: 28/05/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 19/05/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous hypertonic saline versus mannitol in patients of spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage  
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of efficacy and safety profile of intravenous hypertonic saline versus mannitol in patients with spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage - a randomized controlled trial 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Priyanka Samal 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  AIIMS Bhubaneswar  
Address  Room number 239, Neurology OPD, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Sijua, patrapada, bhubaneswar, Khordha ORISSA 751019

Khordha
ORISSA
751019
India 
Phone  9868981637  
Fax    
Email  neuro_priyanka@aiimsbhubaneswar.edu.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Rituparna Bera 
Designation  Senior Resident Neurology  
Affiliation  AIIMS Bhubaneswar  
Address  Department of Neurology, 3rd floor, AIIMS Bhubaneswar Khordha ORISSA 751019 India

Khordha
ORISSA
751019
India 
Phone  6295113480  
Fax    
Email  rituparnabera2012@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Rituparna Bera 
Designation  Senior Resident Neurology  
Affiliation  AIIMS Bhubaneswar  
Address  Department of Neurology, 3rd floor, AIIMS Bhubaneswar Khordha ORISSA 751019 India

Khordha
ORISSA
751019
India 
Phone  6295113480  
Fax    
Email  rituparnabera2012@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Sijua, Patrapada, PO- Dumduma, Bhubaneswar. PIN- 751019  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  AIIMS Bhubaneswar  
Address  AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Sijua, Patrapada, PO- Dumduma, Bhubaneswar. PIN- 751019  
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 RITUPARNA BERA  AIIMS Bhubaneswar   Department of Neurology, Neurology OPD in 3rd floor and Emergency services in ground floor, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Sijua, Patrapada, PO Dumduma, Bhubaneswar Khordha ORISSA Khordha ORISSA
Khordha
ORISSA 
6295113480

rituparnabera2012@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institute Ethics Committee AIIMS Bhubaneswar  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: G819||Hemiplegia, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  goup 2 - Injection 3% hypertonoic saline  group 2 - will receive injection 3% hypertonic saline at a dose of 1.5 - 2 ml/kg 6-8 hourly. 
Intervention  group 1- Injection mannitol  group 1 - will receive injection 20% mannitol at a dose of 0.25 -0.5 gm/kg every 6-8 hourly 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  90.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients of age 18 years or older
2. Spontaneous Supratentorial bleed requiring decongestant
drugs as per clinician judgement.
3. Not requiring immediate surgery at the time of
randomization. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Infratentorial bleed
2. Disability prior to onset of present stroke (pre stroke MRS more than/ equal to 4)
3. Venous strokes
4. Known case of chronic kidney disease
5. Pregnancy and lactation
6. Traumatic brain injury
7. Extradural/ subdural/ subarachnoid haemorrhage
8. Bleeding into brain SOL
9. Patients with terminal illness/ palliation with life expectancy less than / equal to 6 months.
10. Patients undergoing surgery at the time of randomization 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess Change in GCS score   on day 10 of admission from
baseline at admission  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. To assess Other clinical parameters of raised ICP (
bradycardia, hypertension, respiration variability , pupillary
asymmetry, contralateral signs)
2. To assess correlation of raised ICP features with NCCT head
parameters ( midline shift/ midbrain herniation/ mass effect)
3. Change in pulsatility index, mean flow velocity as measured
by TCD between day 7- 10 of admission from baseline (
wherever possible)
4. Improvement in disability score by Modified Barthel Index
scoring and modified rankin scale (at 1 & 3 months)
5. Drugs related adverse effects 
1 & 3 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/06/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Stroke is a leading cause of mortality,and long term disability worldwide, that significantly impacts global public health . Overall, Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) represents approximately10-15%of all strokes worldwide, but imposes significant morbidity& mortality among adults globally,making it significantly impacting global public health. Deleterious outcomes in ICH are a result of primary and secondary pathologic insults. Primary ICH insult is inflicted mostly by mechanical mass effect secondary to clot formation. Further neurological deterioration in ICH patients can occur due to delayed insult secondary to hematoma growth, intraventricular expansion, and peri hematomal edema. Hematomal masseffect, evolving perihematomal edema, and perihematomal growth can result in decreased cerebral perfusion pressure(CPP), increased intracranial pressure (ICP), and herniation .Monitoring and managing ICP is essential inr educing the ris kof brain herniation,ischemia,and further damage. Although decompressive craniectomy (DC) can reduce the mortality rate 38%, intravenous hyperosmolar therapy mannitol or hypertonic normal saline (3%NS) is still an important noninvasiveoption.Both agents work by creating an osmotic gradient that draws fluid out of the brain tissue, but their mechanism & neuroprotective effects may differ. Mannitol is a most commonly used and first–line osmotic agent,considered  gold standard for ICP management. But 3% NS due to its osmotic effects and ability to reduce inflammatory responses, is a promising alternative, with several studies showing its enhanced potency over mannitol in patients with traumatic brain injury. But major flaw in those studies was use of  varying and non equiosmolar concentration, that makes it difficult to find the most appropriate osmolar agent with salutary effect on ICP. Besid test here is scant literature on the safety,effectiveness,and scope of application of 3% NS in spontaneous ICH.Also, there was scant studies to compare the efficacy of mannitol and hypertonic saline among ICH patients. Hence, this randomized controlled study was designed to comparetheefficacyofequi-osmolarsolutionsof3%NSand 20%mannitol basedonchange inGCS, andother clinical & radiologicalparameters,andfunctionaloutcome 
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