Esketamine for consciousness after brain injury
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Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a medication called esketamine can help improve consciousness in people who have been in a coma or minimally conscious state after a brain injury. It is for patients who are about to have surgery, and aims to see if the drug can wake them up more.
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Who can take part
- You are between 16 and 65 years old.
- You speak Chinese as your first language.
- You have a prolonged disorder of consciousness (like coma or a minimally conscious state) after a brain injury.
- You are scheduled to have surgery.
- You have not had sedation medication continuously in the last 3 days.
- You do not have serious heart, lung, or kidney problems, and you are not allergic to sedative drugs.
Quick eligibility check
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