Saline versus balanced fluids for traumatic brain injury
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial compares two types of intravenous fluids (saline vs. balanced crystalloids) given to people with traumatic brain injury when they arrive in the emergency room. The goal is to find out which fluid leads to better outcomes.
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Who can take part
- You are being treated for a traumatic injury and arrive in the emergency room for your first care.
- Your Glasgow Coma Scale (a measure of consciousness) is 12 or less.
- A CT scan of your head shows a skull fracture or a brain bleed larger than 1 centimeter in any direction, caused by an injury like a fall or crash.
- You are not transferred from another hospital.
- Your brain injury is not considered immediately fatal by the doctor, and you are not going straight to surgery for other serious injuries before the full trauma check is done.
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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