Clinical trials in head injury

被引:44
作者
Reinert, MM [1 ]
Bullock, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll Virginia, Div Neurosurg, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
关键词
head injury; neuroprotection; trials; therapy; pathomechanism; secondary injury;
D O I
10.1080/01616412.1999.11740940
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Secondary brain damage, following severe head injury is considered to be a major cause for Dad outcome. Impressive reductions of the extent of brain damage in experimental studies have raised high expectations for cerebral neuroprotective treatment, in the clinic. Therefore multiple compounds were and are being evaluated in trials. In this review we discuss the pathomechanisms of traumatic brain damage, based upon their clinical importance. The role of hypothermia, mannitol, barbiturates, steroids, free radical scavengers, arachidonic acid inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonists, and potassium channel blockers, will be discussed. The importance of a uniform strategic approach for evaluation of potentially interesting new compounds in clinical trials, to ameliorate outcome in patients with severe head injury, is proposed. To achieve this goal, two nonprofit organizations were founded: the European Brain injury Consortium (EBIC) and the American Brain Injury Consortium (ABIC). Their aim lies in conducting better clinical trials, which incorporate lessons learned from previous trials, such that the succession of negative, or incomplete studies, as performed in previous years, will cease.
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