Brain blood flow guided treatment after severe head injury
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial tests if adjusting treatment to maintain optimal blood flow in the brain can improve recovery after a severe traumatic brain injury. It may help patients who need close monitoring of brain pressure in the ICU.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- You have a severe traumatic brain injury that requires a pressure monitor in the brain for at least 24 hours.
- You can be enrolled within 24 hours of being admitted to the ICU.
- You are not known to be pregnant.
- You do not have both pupils unreactive to light (a sign of very severe injury).
- You have not had a large piece of skull removed (decompressive craniectomy) before the trial.
- You or your legal representative must give written permission to join the study.
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