Double Blind Study of Hypertonic Saline vs Mannitol in the Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP).

Summary

The study goal is to compare the management of increased intra-cranial pressure (ICP) using 3% hypertonic saline vs. mannitol (given in same osmolar loads). Primary hypothesis: 1\. Hypertonic saline will be non-inferior to mannitol in decreasing elevated ICP. Secondary hypotheses: 1. Hypertonic saline therapy will result with fewer complications than mannitol 2. ICP reduction duration will be longer using hypertonic saline when compared with mannitol

Timeline

Start

2012-01

Primary completion

2014-01

Completion

2014-01

Publications

• Background Shackford SR, Bourguignon PR, Wald SL, Rogers FB, Osler TM, Clark DE. Hypertonic saline resuscitation of patients with head injury: a prospective, randomized clinical trial. J Trauma. 1998 Jan;44(1):50-8. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199801000-00004.
• Background BARRY KG, BERMAN AR. Mannitol infusion. III. The acute effect of the intravenous infusion of mannitol on blood and plasma volumes. N Engl J Med. 1961 May 25;264:1085-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM196105252642105. No abstract available.
• Background Brain Trauma Foundation; American Association of Neurological Surgeons; Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care, AANS/CNS; Bratton SL, Chestnut RM, Ghajar J, McConnell Hammond FF, Harris OA, Hartl R, Manley GT, Nemecek A, Newell DW, Rosenthal G, Schouten J, Shutter L, Timmons SD, Ullman JS, Videtta W, Wilberger JE, Wright DW. Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. II. Hyperosmolar therapy. J Neurotrauma. 2007;24 Suppl 1:S14-20. doi: 10.1089/neu.2007.9994. No abstract available.
• Background The Brain Trauma Foundation. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons. The Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care. Use of mannitol. J Neurotrauma. 2000 Jun-Jul;17(6-7):521-5. doi: 10.1089/neu.2000.17.521.
• Background Bereczki D, Liu M, Prado GF, Fekete I. Cochrane report: A systematic review of mannitol therapy for acute ischemic stroke and cerebral parenchymal hemorrhage. Stroke. 2000 Nov;31(11):2719-22. doi: 10.1161/01.str.31.11.2719.
• Background Qureshi AI, Suarez JI, Bhardwaj A, Mirski M, Schnitzer MS, Hanley DF, Ulatowski JA. Use of hypertonic (3%) saline/acetate infusion in the treatment of cerebral edema: Effect on intracranial pressure and lateral displacement of the brain. Crit Care Med. 1998 Mar;26(3):440-6. doi: 10.1097/00003246-199803000-00011.
• Background Huang SJ, Chang L, Han YY, Lee YC, Tu YK. Efficacy and safety of hypertonic saline solutions in the treatment of severe head injury. Surg Neurol. 2006 Jun;65(6):539-46; discussion 546. doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2005.11.019.

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