Saline vs. clot-busting drug for brain bleeding drainage
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Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study compares two methods to clear blood from the fluid chambers in your brain after a bleed. Researchers want to see if a clot-dissolving medication (TPA) works better than standard salt solution when delivered through a drainage tube.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You have bleeding inside the brain (intraventricular hemorrhage) requiring a drainage tube placed by neurosurgery
- Your baseline disability level is minimal (able to care for yourself or have minor symptoms only)
- Treatment can start within 24 hours of your hospital arrival
- Your bleeding was NOT caused by head injury or trauma
- You do not show severe brainstem damage (like loss of reflexes or fixed, dilated pupils)
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