Clinical trials: Craniotomy
Glioma
Strategic Intervention on Preserving Motor Function During Awake Craniotomy
This study aims to compare the motor functions after traditional or a new surgical plan during awake glioma resection surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05143788
- Testing
- Awake craniotomy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute
Brain Tumor
Dexmedetomidine Versus Magnesium Sulphate in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy for Deeply Settled Intracranial Tumours
An intracranial tumor, is an abnormal mass of tissue in which cells grow and multiply uncontrollably, seemingly unchecked by the mechanisms that control normal cells.
- Trial name
- NCT05743725
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Magnesium sulfate
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Traumatic Brain Injury
Comparison of C-Reactive Protein Levels in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Undergoing Craniotomy With and Without Dexmedetomidine
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is often associated with a systemic inflammatory response after surgery. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a commonly used biomarker to assess inflammation.
- Trial name
- DEX-CRP (NCT07406555)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Sufentanyl
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
Clinical Need for Craniotomy or Craniectomy, Clinical Need for Cranioplasty
A Multi-center, Early Feasibility Study of Using the Mechanical Tissue Resuscitation™ (MTR®) Therapy System for Removal of Excess Fluid in Subjects Who Have Had a Portion of Their Skull Removed to Expose the Dura/Brain and Require Drainage for Fluid Removal.
A multi-center, early feasibility study of using the Mechanical Tissue Resuscitation™ (MTR®) therapy system for removal of excess fluid in subjects who have had a portion of their skull removed to expose the dura/brain and…
- Trial name
- NCT06201429
- Testing
- Mechanical Tissue Resuscitation™ (MTR®)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Renovo Concepts, Inc.
Electroencephalography, Craniotomy Surgery
Evaluation of Response to Pain From Skull Pin Fixation in Craniotomies
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the relationship between the response to skull pin fixation pain and the analysis of blood pressure, heart rate, and brain wave activity in adults undergoing brain surgery.
- Conditions
- Electroencephalography, Craniotomy Surgery, Pain Management
- Trial name
- NCT06811701
- Testing
- Scalp nerve block, Opioid Anesthetics, Local Anesthetic Injection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital
Children With Craniosynostoses
Nautilus: Dynamic Craniotomy; New Surgical Technique and Preliminary Results
Being the craniostenoses sutural basically a disease, the fact that the brain being trapped in an enclosure that does not have complacency required to accompany their growth constitutes the challenge of treatment, which aims to…
- Trial name
- Nautilus (NCT01672619)
- Testing
- dynamic craniotomy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Nucleo de Plastica Avancada
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Effectiveness of Triple Therapy With Palonosetron for PON Prophylaxis
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a displeasing experience that distresses surgical patients during the first 24 hours after a surgical procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT02635828
- Testing
- Palonosetron 0.075 mg IV, Dexamethasone 10 mg IV, Promethazine 25 mg IV
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Epidural Hematoma
Dural Tenting Sutures in Neurosurgery - is it Necessary?
This study evaluates the necessity of dural tenting sutures in craniotomies. The sutures elevate the dura, a layer between the brain and skull.
- Trial name
- NCT03658941
- Testing
- No dural tenting techniques, Dural tenting techniques
- Where
- 5 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 490 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Epilepsy
Conscious Sedation for Epilepsy Surgery
Sixty patients were randomly allocated into two groups, group PD and group PR, thirty patients in each group. Patients in PD group received propofol and dexmedetomidine intravenous infusion and patients in PR group received…
- Trial name
- NCT02988050
- Testing
- Remifentanil, Dexmedetomidine, Propofol
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Menoufia University
Craniotomy, Brain Tumor
Sitting Versus Horizontal Position on Craniotomies
The main objectives of this study are comparison of the incidence of intraoperative air embolism and the extent of blood loss in patients undergoing posterior cranial fossa (PCF) and pineal region (PR) surgeries in sitting and…
- Trial name
- NCT03364283
- Testing
- Surgical position
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Supratentorial Neoplasms, Aneurysms
Scalp Nerve Blocks for Post-Craniotomy Pain
The objective of this study is to demonstrate that scalp nerve blocks ("scalp freezing"), performed at the end of supratentorial brain surgery, will reduce post-operative pain, opioids side effects, and the time required for…
- Conditions
- Supratentorial Neoplasms, Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformation, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT00972790
- Testing
- Bilateral Scalp Nerve Blocks
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Brain Lesion, Brain Tumor Adult
Handheld Dynamometer During Awake Craniotomy Pilot
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, safety and reliability of the use of handheld dynamometry in evaluating intraoperative motor function for patients undergoing awake craniotomy for the resection of…
- Conditions
- Brain Lesion, Brain Tumor Adult, Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT04742231
- Testing
- Hand-held dynamometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Recurrent Glioblastoma, IDH-Wildtype, Recurrent Astrocytoma, IDH-Mutant, Grade 4
Allogenic Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Recurrent Glioblastoma or Recurrent Astrocytoma in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of allogenic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AMSCs) in treating patients with glioblastoma or astrocytoma that has come back (recurrent) who are undergoing…
- Conditions
- Recurrent Glioblastoma, IDH-Wildtype, Recurrent Astrocytoma, IDH-Mutant, Grade 4, Astrocytoma, Grade IV
- Trial name
- NCT05789394
- Testing
- Allogeneic Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Biospecimen Collection, Craniotomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Brain Cancer
Surgery Versus Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Single Brain Metastasis: A Randomized Trial
Study Objectives: To compare the survival (overall, systemic, and neurological) of patients with single cerebral metastases treated with either conventional surgical resection or stereotactic radiosurgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00460395
- Testing
- Surgery, Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Postoperative Pain
Flurbiprofen Axetil as an Adjuvant to Pre-emptive Scalp Infiltration
Post-craniotomy pain remains a major challenge in patient care following neurosurgery.Flurbiprofen axetil (FA), as an injectable nonselective cyclooxygenase inhibitor, is a widely prescribed NSAID for postoperative pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05624359
- Testing
- FA plus ropivacaine, ropivacaine alone
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Brain Tumour
Scalp Nerve Block and Opioid Consumption in Brain Surgery
Anterior scalp block with 0.5% plain Marcaine 20 ml. may reduce the intraoperative opioid consumption in neurosurgical patients who undergoing the supratentorial craniotomy compared to those who receive 0.9% normal saline…
- Trial name
- NCT02057367
- Testing
- Scalp block with 0.5% plain Marcaine, Scalp block with 0.9% normal saline
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chiang Mai University
Cerebral Aneurysm
Valproic Acid, Magnesium Sulphate, Rocuronium Requirement, Postoperative Analgesia
The investigators hypothesized that valproic acid will increase rocuronium requirement and MgSO4 infusion would reduce requirement of muscle relaxant in craniotomy patients preloaded with sodium valproate.
- Trial name
- NCT01460563
- Testing
- Magnesium Sulfate, 0.9% saline
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Pterional Craniotomy
Effect of Craniotomy on Temporalis Function
The scientific objectives of this study are to systematically study the problems that are created by incising the attachment of the temporalis muscle in a randomized group of patients, and to determine whether another approach…
- Trial name
- NCT01879280
- Testing
- Traditional pterional craniotomy, Osteoplastic craniotomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Brain Tumor, Post-Op Complication
Postoperative Risk Prediction Score After Elective Intracranial Neurosurgery Operation
The aim of our study is to prevent unnecessary intensive care unit hospitalizations by developing a scoring system to detect low-risk patients after elective intracranial neurosurgery operation.
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Post-Op Complication, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT04585633
- Testing
- Quality of Recovery-15, Glasgow Result Scale, Risk Factors
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Neurosurgery
Surgical and Non-surgical Infections of Neurosurgical Patient: Before-after Cohort Study
Continuous surveillance in 2003-2017 allowed to detect HAIs in patients staying in a 42-bed neurosurgery unit with 6 intensive neurosurgical supervision beds. 10,332 surgical patients were qualified for the study.
- Trial name
- NCT03759652
- Testing
- before-after study
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 10,332 people
- Sponsor
- Polskie Towarzystwo Zakażeń Szpitalnych