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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| No.w7711-027801/001/TOR |
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| Name | Class |
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| Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto | UNKNOWN |
| Defence Research and Development Canada | INDUSTRY |
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This clinical trial will evaluate the ease of conducting a randomized trial on patients with severe head injury who are cared for by paramedics in the out of hospital setting. The trial will compare two different kinds of fluids that are commonly used to elevate blood pressure and minimize the impact of the brain injury. The two solutions are a salt solution of different concentrations. One is a normal saline solution similar to the consistency of human blood and the other is a higher concentration mixed with a sugar that helps to keep the solution in the blood stream longer. This study is conducted without patient consent at the time of the study enrolment. The study will report on whether this trial is feasible in the out of hospital setting before launching into a larger definitive trial.
The Toronto Prehospital Hypertonic Resuscitation-Head Injury and Multi Organ Dysfunction Trial (TOPHR HIT) is a randomized, placebo-controlled out of hospital trial of blunt trauma patients with head injuries. The study compares a group receiving normal saline according to a paramedic's protocol, with a treatment group receiving a single dose 250 ml of 7.5% hypertonic saline in 6% dextran 70 (RescueFlow BioPhausia AB, Stockholm Sweden).
The primary objective of this study is to report feasibility in accordance with the methodology described by Lancaster and Dodds*, specifically addressing:
The secondary objectives include measuring the effect of HSD in modulating the immuno-inflammatory response to severe head injury and its effect on modulating the release of neuro-biomarkers into serum; evaluating the role of serum neuro-biomarkers in predicting patient outcome and clinical response to HSD intervention; evaluating effects of HSD on brain atrophy post-injury and neurocognitive and neuropsychological outcomes.
*Lancaster, G.A., S. Dodd, and P.R. Williamson, Design and analysis of pilot studies: recommendations for good practice. J Eval Clin Pract, 2004. 10(2): p. 307-12.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 Normal Saline | Active Comparator | infusion of 250 ccs of Normal Saline within 4 hours of the accident |
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| 2 - hypertonic saline mixed with dextran | Experimental | a single dose 250 ml of 7.5% hypertonic saline in 6% dextran 70 infused within 4 hours of the accident |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| hypertonic saline mixed with dextran | Drug | a single dose 250 ml of 7.5% hypertonic saline in 6% dextran 70 is given within 4 hours from the time of the accident |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| baseline survival rates for the treatment and control group to aid in the design of a definitive multicentre trial | survival at 48 hours, hospital discharge, 30 days and 4 months | |
| randomization compliance rate | duration of enrolment | |
| ease of protocol implementation in the out-of-hospital setting | duration of study | |
| adverse event rate of hypertonic saline dextran infusion | duration of study |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| neurocognitive outcomes at discharge (cerebral performance category) and at 4 months (functional independence measure, disability rating scale, Glasgow Outcome Scale and Glasgow outcome Scale Extended | discharge and at 4 months post incident | |
| neuropsychological outcomes including learning and memory, working memory, executive function, language function, visuospatial function, speed of processing and Beck Depression Scale. A focused attention reaction time test was added to 12 month testing. |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center | Toronto | Ontario | M4N 3M5 | Canada | ||
| St Michael's Hospital |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| Result | Morrison LJ, Rizoli S, Schwartz B, Rhind S, Black S, Stuss DT, Baker A, Univ of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada; on behalf of the TOPHR HIT Investigators. The Toronto Prehospital Resuscitation Head Injury and Multi-Organ Dysfunction Trial (TOPHR HIT). Circulation October 31, 2006; 114(18): #104. | ||
| Result | Morrison LJ, Rizoli S, Schwartz B, Rhind S, Black S, Stuss DT, Baker A, Stuss DT, Baker A, Simitciu M, Perreira T, MacDonald RD. University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Canada; on behalf of the TOPHR HIT Investigators. The Toronto Prehospital Hypertonic Resuscitation Head Injury and Multi-Organ Dysfunction Trial (TOPHR HIT). Prehosp Emerg Care 2007; 11(1): 94. | ||
| 20082712 | Derived | Rhind SG, Crnko NT, Baker AJ, Morrison LJ, Shek PN, Scarpelini S, Rizoli SB. Prehospital resuscitation with hypertonic saline-dextran modulates inflammatory, coagulation and endothelial activation marker profiles in severe traumatic brain injured patients. J Neuroinflammation. 2010 Jan 18;7:5. doi: 10.1186/1742-2094-7-5. |
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| Normal Saline | Drug | 250 ccs of normal saline infused within 4 hours of the accident |
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| at 4 and 12 months post incident |
| magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate effects of HSD on brain atrophy post-injury | 4 months post incident |
| the effect of HSD in modulating the immuno-inflammatory response to severe head injury and its effect on modulation the release of neuro-biomarkers into serum; evaluating the role of serum neuro-biomarkers in predicting patient outcome | samples taken within 48 hours of incident |
| Toronto |
| Ontario |
| M5V 1W8 |
| Canada |
| 19930566 | Derived | Morrison LJ, Rizoli SB, Schwartz B, Rhind SG, Simitciu M, Perreira T, Macdonald R, Trompeo A, Stuss DT, Black SE, Kiss A, Baker AJ. The Toronto prehospital hypertonic resuscitation-head injury and multi organ dysfunction trial (TOPHR HIT)--methods and data collection tools. Trials. 2009 Nov 20;10:105. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-10-105. |
| ID | Term |
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| D001930 | Brain Injuries |
| D000070642 | Brain Injuries, Traumatic |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D006259 | Craniocerebral Trauma |
| D020196 | Trauma, Nervous System |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003911 | Dextrans |
| D000077330 | Saline Solution |
| ID | Term |
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| D005936 | Glucans |
| D001704 | Biopolymers |
| D011108 | Polymers |
| D046911 | Macromolecular Substances |
| D011134 | Polysaccharides |
| D002241 | Carbohydrates |
| D000077324 | Crystalloid Solutions |
| D007552 | Isotonic Solutions |
| D012996 | Solutions |
| D004364 | Pharmaceutical Preparations |
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