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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01205607
Date of registration: 17/09/2010
Primary sponsor: University of Virginia
Public title: IRB-HSR# 14299: The Use of the Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator (ITPR) to Improve Cerebral Perfusion Pressure in Patients With Altered Intracranial Elastance
Scientific title: IRB-HSR# 14299: The Use of the Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator (ITPR) to Improve Cerebral Perfusion Pressure in Patients With Altered Intracranial Elastance
Date of first enrolment: May 2009
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Enrolling by invitation
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01205607
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Edward C Nemergfut, MD
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Affiliation:  University of Virginia Anesthesiology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- 1. patients who have a functioning intracranial pressure-monitoring device (either a
subarachnoid bolt, or an intraventricular catheter) in place, and are either sedated,
intubated, and mechanically ventilated (i.e. in the NNICU)and have an arterial line
in place, or are scheduled to undergo an operation or interventional
neuroradiological procedure at the University of Virginia.

2. age 18 years of age and older 3. informed consent/ surrogate consent has been
obtained

Exclusion Criteria:

- 1. pneumothorax 2. hemothroax 3. uncontrolled bleeding 4. uncontrolled hypertension
defined as SBP > 180 mmHg at the time of surgery 5. known respiratory disease such
as chronic emphysema, COPD, or Cystic Fibrosis



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Traumatic Brain Injury
Intervention(s)
Device: ITPR -5 mm Hg then -9 mm Hg
Device: ITPR -9 & then -5mm Hg
Primary Outcome(s)
Hemodynamic variables [Time Frame: baseline, 5 minutes after device activation & 5 minutes after device turned off]
Secondary Outcome(s)
cardiac performance [Time Frame: baseline, 5 minutes after device activation & 5 minutes after device turned off]
Secondary ID(s)
14299
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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