Lidocaine and steroids for pain after brain bleed
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation, Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether giving a numbing medicine (lidocaine) and steroids into the artery that covers the brain can help reduce pain after a brain bleed. It may be an option for people with a specific type of bleeding who have not had certain brain surgeries or procedures.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You have a subarachnoid hemorrhage (bleeding around the brain) caused by a ruptured aneurysm, and it is mild to moderate in severity.
- You are willing to follow the study procedures and return for follow-up visits.
- You do not have allergies to lidocaine (numbing medicine) or steroids.
- You have not had previous brain surgery, a drain placed in your brain, or a procedure on the middle meningeal artery.
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