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Comparison of the Efficacy Between 20% Mannitol and 3% Hypertonic Saline, Given as a Bolus at the Beginning of Elective Supratentorial Craniotomy for Tumor Resection, in Favoring Cerebral Relaxation Evaluated by a Sub-dural Intracranial Pressure Measurement.


Phase 4
18 Years
N/A
Open (Enrolling)
Both
Osmotherapy, Intracranial Pressure

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Trial Information

Comparison of the Efficacy Between 20% Mannitol and 3% Hypertonic Saline, Given as a Bolus at the Beginning of Elective Supratentorial Craniotomy for Tumor Resection, in Favoring Cerebral Relaxation Evaluated by a Sub-dural Intracranial Pressure Measurement.


Inclusion Criteria:



- Patients scheduled for elective supratentorial craniotomy for tumor resection

- Presumed preoperative diagnosis of : astrocytoma (any grade), meningioma (any
sub-type) or cerebral metastasis (any primary neoplasm)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age < 18 years

- Reintervention

- Glasgow coma scale < 13

- Emergency surgery or American Association of Anesthesiologists physical status class
4 or 5

- Prone or lateral positioning

- Hypo or hypernatremia (serum sodium below 135 or above 150 meq/L)

- Osmotherapy (either mannitol or hypertonic saline) given in the last 24 hours

- Congestive heart failure (LVEF < 40% or restrictive diastolic dysfunction on
echocardiography)

- Chronic renal failure (creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min)

- Pregnancy

- Obesity (BMI > 40)

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

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

Outcome Measure:

Sub-dural intracranial pressure

Outcome Description:

Sub-dural measure of intracranial pressure to evaluate cerebral relaxation

Outcome Time Frame:

In average 30-60 minutes after intervention, just before dura mater opening

Safety Issue:

No

Authority:

Canada: Ethics Review Committee

Study ID:

Study on cerebral relaxation

NCT ID:

NCT01745081

Start Date:

September 2012

Completion Date:

September 2014

Related Keywords:

  • Osmotherapy
  • Intracranial Pressure

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