Ketamine to improve care in severe acute brain injury
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This Phase 4 trial tests whether giving ketamine during anesthesia is safe and helpful for adults with severe sudden brain injuries after surgery. It may improve how patients are sedated and cared for while they are on a breathing machine.
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Who can take part
- Be 18 years or older.
- Be admitted to the ICU/NICU for a sudden brain bleed or injury (traumatic brain injury, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, or spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage).
- You’re scheduled for brain surgery through the upper part of the brain (supratentorial craniotomy or craniectomy).
- After surgery, the plan is to keep you sedated and on a breathing machine.
- You (or your family/legal guardian) can understand Danish or English so consent can be discussed.
- No known allergy to ketamine (including “S-ketamine”).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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