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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00265616
Date of registration: 13/12/2005
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Public title: Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus
Scientific title: A Randomized Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus
Date of first enrolment: May 2006
Target sample size: 23
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00265616
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Switzerland United States
Contacts
Name:     Andrea O. Rossetti, MD
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Affiliation:  BrighamHospital/CHUV
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with refractory status epilepticus not due to cerebral anoxia, needing coma
induction for clinical management.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age < 16 years old.

- Known pregnancy.

- Cerebral anoxia as SE etiology.

- Epilepsia partialis continua (simple partial SE).

- Known intolerance to the study drugs.

- Known mitochondrial disorder, hyperlipidemia, or significant rhabdomyolysis.



Age minimum: 16 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Status Epilepticus
Intervention(s)
Drug: propofol
Drug: thiopental/pentobarbital
Primary Outcome(s)
Refractory Status Epilepticus Controlled With First Course of Study Drug [Time Frame: after return of continuous EEG activity (typically after 36 hours - 5 days)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Patients With Propofol Infusion Syndrome [Time Frame: 10 days]
Intubation Time in Survivors [Time Frame: Up to 3 months]
Clinical Outcome at Day 21 [Time Frame: 21 days]
Patients With Infectious Complications Requiring Specific Treatment [Time Frame: 10 days]
Patients With Hypotension Requiring Specific Treatment [Time Frame: 10 days]
Secondary ID(s)
RSE study, protocol#62/06
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 04/04/2013
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00265616
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