Safety and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Nitrite for Prevention of Cerebral Vasospasm

Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine the safety of a 14 day infusion of sodium nitrite, and to study the pharmacokinetics of nitrite, during a 14 day infusion in patients with ruptured cerebral aneurysms.

Timeline

Start

2010-04

Primary completion

2010-11

Completion

2012-08

Publications

• Oldfield EH, Loomba JJ, Monteith SJ, Crowley RW, Medel R, Gress DR, Kassell NF, Dumont AS, Sherman C. Safety and pharmacokinetics of sodium nitrite in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a phase IIa study. J Neurosurg. 2013 Sep;119(3):634-41. doi: 10.3171/2013.3.JNS13266. Epub 2013 May 24.

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