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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00810940
Other study ID # AbelaTBI2
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 1/Phase 2
First received December 16, 2008
Last updated December 6, 2010
Start date October 2010
Est. completion date December 2011

Study information

Verified date December 2010
Source Abela Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Food and Drug Administration
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a randomized, controlled clinical trial at three sites to determine the safety and preliminary efficacy of the study drug to treat severe head trauma (GCS 4-8). It is hypothesized that the drug may lower pressure in the brain, reduce mortality and the patient may have improved neurological function following treatment.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 30
Est. completion date December 2011
Est. primary completion date December 2011
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 16 Years to 70 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis TBI

- GCS 4-8

- Age 16-70

Exclusion Criteria:

- Multiple trauma resulting in shock

- Bilateral absent pupil response

- Time from injury > 6 hours

- Brain tumor or mass effect secondary to hemorrhage or brain surgery

- Pregnancy

- Confounding condition or injury

- Spinal cord injury

- Sustained high blood pressure or arterial oxygen saturation

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
AbelaDrug200
IV 200 ml 28%drug in D5W every six hours, 10 min. duration, until ICP < 20 mmHg, then IV 100 ml same schedule for 24 hours
mannitol
mannitol plus standard treatment

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Boston University Medical Center Boston Massachusetts
United States Ohio State University Columbus Ohio
United States University of California, Irvine Irvine California

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Abela Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Mahajan's Hospital & Industrial Trauma Centre, Ohio State University, University of California, Irvine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary reduction in intracranial pressure 24 hours, 5 days No
Secondary mortality 3 months No
Secondary Glasgow Outcome Scale 3 months No