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Ketamine and Glutamate After Brain Injury : a Microdialysis Study — KETABRAIN  

Head Trauma Clinical Trial

Official title:
Effect of Ketamine Versus Sufentanil on Cerebral Glutamate After Traumatic Brain Injury : a Randomized, Double-blinded, Microdialysis Study

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of the study is to compare the effects of 48 hours ketamine infusion versus sufentanil infusion on brain glutamate concentrations measured with microdialysis after traumatic brain injury.

We hypothesize that ketamine infusion will decrease high glutamate values faster than sufentanil.

Clinical Trial Description

Inclusion of 20 consecutive head trauma patients. Randomization and double-blind to compare the effects of ketamine versus sufentanil on brain glutamate concentrations measured with microdialysis.

Ketamine is an anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) medication. It is supposed to limit excitotoxicity of amino-acids, especially glutamate. Glutamate is known to be elevated in more than 60% of the severe head trauma patients. It induces cortical spreading depression which can aggravate prognosis. It's a daily used medication in anesthesia and intensive care units for sedation and induction of anesthesia. It's the recommended medication for induction of unstable wounded soldiers on the field because of its neutrality on haemodynamic state.

Sufentanil is the reference opioid for sedation in ICU in Europe. It can induce hypotension which is deleterious for cerebral perfusion pressure after brain trauma.

In our unit, patients with severe head injury are monitored by a triple lumen access device including ICP (IntraCerebral Pressure), PtiO2 (oxygen pressure in the brain) and microdialysis. This last monitoring allows measurement of brain parenchymal concentrations of small molecules : glucose, lactate, pyruvate, glutamate, glycerol,.... It's a tool to evaluate the metabolic state of the brain divided into 4 categories : normal, hyperglycolysis, ischemia and metabolic crisis.

Then, we will detail the effects of ketamine on metabolic state of the brain, especially glutamate concentration. Normal values are below 10 micromol/ml. After head trauma it can dramatically increase to values up to 50 or even 100 micromol/ml, with normalization after 24 hours. Ketamine is expected to decrease these high values faster than described in observational studies. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT02232347
Study type Interventional
Source Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Contact Ambroise MONTCRIOL, MD
Phone 0483162358
Email ambroise.montcriol@free.fr
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 2
Start date October 2014
Completion date May 2017
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