Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma by Corticosteroids

Summary

Chronic subdural hematomas are a frequent neurosurgical pathology in the elderly. Gold standard is surgical evacuation of these hematomas. Physiopathology of chronic subdural hematoma involves numerous inflammatory processes which could be inhibited by steroids.

Timeline

Start

2016-06-24

Primary completion

2019-03-20

Completion

2020-03-20

Publications

• Fougerou-Leurent C, Forteau L, Perrot-Loyer M, Renault A, Brion M, Mouchel C, Rousseau C, Marion E, Cochennec S, Ganivet A, Gervais ML, Fin L, Laviolle B. Evaluating the Environmental Impact of Clinical Research: A Full Life Cycle Analysis of a French Academic Randomised Clinical Trial. Fundam Clin Pharmacol. 2026 May;40(3):e70086. doi: 10.1111/fcp.70086.
• Henaux PL, Le Reste PJ, Laviolle B, Morandi X. Steroids in chronic subdural hematomas (SUCRE trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Jun 5;18(1):252. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-1990-8.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.