drugset / Trial / NCT00375869

Safety of Darbepoetin Alfa Treatment in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT00375869

RandomizedCrossoverQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if the treatment of severely brain injured patients with darbepoetin (a long acting form of erythropoietin) will be safe, and will reduce brain damage by decreasing harmful levels of chemicals in the brain.

Timeline

Start
2006-11
Primary completion
2009-12
Completion
2009-12

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Darbepoetin alfa Protein / enzyme biologic 200 ug Intravenous