Clinical trials: Intracranial Pressure
Intracranial Pressure Increase, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Vasopressin in Intraabdominal Pressure Elevation
The aim of this study is to investigate any direct correlation between increased intrathoracic pressure, intraabdominal pressure and intracranial pressure, following a controlled elevation in intraabdominal pressure and…
- Trial name
- NCT03707054
- Testing
- Study Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Traumatic Brain Injury
Aerosolized Endotracheal Lidocaine to Avoid Intracranial Pressure Spikes in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nebulized lidocaine before Endotracheal suctioning (ETS) compared to instilled lidocaine and the effectiveness of aerosolized lidocaine versus instilled normal saline…
- Trial name
- NCT05058677
- Testing
- aerosolized 2% lidocaine (20mg/ml), instilled 0.9% sodium chloride (NS), instilled 2% lidocaine solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Head Injury
Effect of Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation on Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate proof of clinical concept that application of the Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator (ITPR) will result in an increase in Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) and a decrease in Intracranial…
- Trial name
- NCT01824589
- Testing
- -7 cm H2O ITPR, -12cm H2O ITPR
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Circulatory Systems
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Safety and Effectiveness of 11b-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibitor (AZD4017) to Treat Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.
Assessing the safety and effectiveness of a 11-βhydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitor (AZD4017), in a placebo controlled trial, in acute idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) IIH is a condition of young, overweight…
- Trial name
- IIH:DT (NCT02017444)
- Testing
- AZD4017
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Brain Injury, Intracranial Pressure
Precedex Versus Propofol-Awakening for Reducing Brain Injury Expansion
The purpose of this study is to evaluate brain injury when two different drugs (propofol and precedex) are used to sedate patients who need a neurologic exam.
- Trial name
- PrePARE (NCT00538616)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Carmelo Graffagnino
Elevated Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter (ONSD) With the Raised PCO2 and Internal Jugular Venous Occlusion
Monitoring the ICP is the most important aspect of the management of these patients. Recently, transorbital ultrasonography has gained popularity as a noninvasive bedside exam that has been shown to be useful in the diagnosis of…
- Trial name
- NCT02361658
- Testing
- Ultrasonographic of the optic nerve sheath diameter, RespirAct™, Neck collar
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lashmi Venkatraghavan
Traumatic Brain Injury
Study of Oxycyte in Severe Closed Head Injury
Brain damage as a result of decreased oxygen to the brain is found in 80% of patients that die with severe head injuries. Laboratory studies in animals and clinical trials have shown that increasing oxygen in the brain results in…
- Trial name
- NCT00174980
- Testing
- Oxycyte
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.
Intracranial Hypotension
Non-invasive Estimation of CSF Pressure Using MRI in Patients With Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
The purpose of this study is to estimate the intracranial pressure (ICP, the pressure in your head) in subjects with intracranial hypotension (a condition caused by leakage of the fluid that surrounds your brain and spine) using…
- Trial name
- NCT03041441
- Testing
- MRI algorithm, Lumbar puncture, Epidural patching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Respiratory Failure, Intracranial Hypertension
Safety of Optimal PEEP in NSICU Patients
The investigators aim to demonstrate that use of transpulmonary pressure to guide PEEP management is safe in patients with possible elevations of intracranial pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT03862027
- Testing
- Esophageal Balloon catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Stroke
The Second Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial
The purpose of this academic lead study is to determine if a treatment strategy of early intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering compared to conservative BP lowering policy in patients with elevated blood pressure within 6 hours…
- Conditions
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Stroke, Hypertension
- Trial name
- INTERACT2 (NCT00716079)
- Testing
- Blood pressure management policies
- Where
- 62 sites in United States, Argentina and 17 more
- Volunteers
- 2,839 people
- Sponsor
- The George Institute
Hypertension
Hypertension, Intracranial Pulsatility and Brain Amyloid-beta Accumulation in Older Adults (HIPAC Trial)
The aim of this study is to determine if lowering blood pressure using FDA approved medication (antihypertensive drugs) alters brain pulsatility and reduces brain amyloid beta protein accumulation in older adults.
- Trial name
- HIPAC (NCT03354143)
- Testing
- Standard Care, Intensive Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Injury, Brain, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury
Study of Airway Pressure Release Ventilation and Intracranial Pressure in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The investigators will conduct an observational crossover study. The investigators aim to recruit 50 participants with severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) requiring intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring during their stay at the…
- Trial name
- NCT02507973
- Testing
- Airway Pressure Release Ventilation, Low Tidal Volume Ventilation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke
Field Administration of Stroke Therapy-Blood Pressure Lowering
This is an open, pilot, dose-escalation study of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN, Nitroglycerin) administered by paramedics in the field within 2 hours of symptom onset to 45 severely hypertensive stroke patients.
- Trial name
- FAST-BP (NCT01811693)
- Testing
- Glycerly Trinitrate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Hypertension, Hemorrhage
Clevidipine in the Treatment of Patients With Acute Hypertension and Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ACCELERATE)
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of clevidipine for treating acute hypertension (high blood pressure, defined as systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg) in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage…
- Trial name
- ACCELERATE (NCT00666328)
- Testing
- clevidipine
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Germany
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- The Medicines Company
Head Injury, Intracranial Pathology
Effect of Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation on Decreased Cerebral Perfusion
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the physiological response to application of the Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator (ITPR) in patients with compromised cerebral circulation.
- Conditions
- Head Injury, Intracranial Pathology, Compromised Cerebral Perfusion
- Trial name
- NCT01824576
- Testing
- ITPR
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Circulatory Systems
Intracranial Pressure Increase
Ocular Screening in Children and Young Adults at Risk for Increased Intracranial Pressure
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the vision and posterior segment of eyes in children and young adults less than 22 years of age with risk, suspicion, or past medical history significant for elevated intracranial pressure…
- Trial name
- ICP (NCT03286426)
- Testing
- Pictor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Brain Ischemia
Strategy for Adequate Blood Pressure Lowering in the Patients With Intracranial Atherosclerosis
To develop adequate blood pressure (BP) lowering strategy after subacute ischemic stroke patients with symptomatic severe intracranial atherosclerosis.
- Trial name
- STABLE-ICAS (NCT01104311)
- Testing
- Aggressive BP lowering, modest blood pressure lowering
- Where
- 16 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage-II
The specific aims of this study are to: 1. Definitively determine the therapeutic benefit of the intensive treatment relative to the standard treatment in the proportion of patients with death and disability (mRS 4-6) at 3 months…
- Trial name
- ATACH-II (NCT01176565)
- Testing
- Intravenous nicardipine hydrochloride
- Where
- 171 sites in United States, Canada and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
High Altitude Headache
Intracranial Pressure in Experimental Models of Headache
The purpose of this study is to determine whether increased pressure in the head is elevated in people who suffer from High Altitude Headache.
- Trial name
- NCT01288781
- Testing
- Acetazolamide, Lactose monohydrate
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bangor University
Head Injury, Intracranial Pathology
Effect of Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation on Decreased Cerebral Perfusion (4hour)
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the physiological response to application of the Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator (ITPR) in patients with compromised cerebral circulation.
- Conditions
- Head Injury, Intracranial Pathology, Compromised Cerebral Perfusion
- Trial name
- NCT02388880
- Testing
- ITPR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Circulatory Systems