NCT00878631 - Feasibility Trial of Traumatic Brain Injured Patients Randomized in the Prehospital Setting to Either Hypertonic Saline and Dextran Versus Normal Saline | Biotech Hunter

Enrollment

113

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2004

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2006

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2008

Conditions

Brain Injuries

Interventions

DRUG

hypertonic saline mixed with dextran

a single dose 250 ml of 7.5% hypertonic saline in 6% dextran 70 is given within 4 hours from the time of the accident

DRUG

Normal Saline

250 ccs of normal saline infused within 4 hours of the accident

Trial Locations (2)

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto

St Michael's Hospital, Toronto