Clinical trial NCT03409237: Coagulation Activation by Hyperosmolar Agents in Intracranial Hypertension
Official title: Evaluation of Coagulation Activation in Patients With Intracranial Hypertension After Treatment With Mannitol or Hypertonic Saline Solution.
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: WITHDRAWN
Conditions: Intracranial Hypertension
Cerebral Edema
Lead sponsor: Neuromed IRCCS
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-01-24
Enrollment: 0
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients (men and women) with cerebral edema / intracranial hypertension (CT / MRI neuroradiological diagnosis) on a non-traumatic basis with indication to osmotic therapy, treated on the basis of clinical and radiological evidence according to current treatment standards and meeting the inclusion criteria.

Brief summary: Osmotherapy consists in the therapeutic use of osmotically active substances with the aim of reducing the volume and therefore the intracranial pressure. It therefore represents an essential component in the clinical management of cerebral edema and intracranial hypertension, whether they are a consequence of head trauma, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, and neoplasm or neurosurgical procedures.

The current study aims at evaluating in vivo the effects on haemostasis parameters of hypertonic saline solutions at different concentration, as compared to mannitol, in patients with neuroradiological signs (CT / MRI) of cerebral edema / non-traumatic intracranial hypertension.

Detailed description: Osmotherapy is commonly used in the treatment of intracranial hypertension (ICH) due to a variety of causes, including head trauma, intracranial neoplasia, infection or hemorrhage, and status epilepticus. The principle goal of osmotherapy is to shift fluid from the intracellular into the extracellular compartment using intravenous hyperosmolar agents, thereby reducing brain edema and improving cerebral perfusion pressure. Although 10-20% mannitol is considered the gold standard hyperosmolar agent in the treatment of ICH, mannitol-induced osmotic diuresis may cause hypovolemia and reduction in cerebral perfusion pressure. In recent years, 3.0-7.5% hypertonic saline (HTS) has gained popularity in the treatment of ICH as it has less pronounced diuretic effects and therefore does not cause hypovolemia. Indeed, in the face of hypovolemic shock and traumatic brain injury, HTS provides the advantage of volume expansion, restoring adequate cerebral perfusion pressures, and reducing brain edema, which makes it superior to mannitol in trauma patients with shock.

Both mannitol and HTS have been shown to interfere with whole blood coagulation and platelet function. This is in part due to dilutional coagulopathy. Furthermore, 7.2% HTS may directly disturb both fibrin formation and platelet function, and mannitol may interfere with coagulation by reducing clot strength. In addition, hyperosmolarity is supposed to lead to impairment of both whole blood coagulation and platelet function . In consequence, the safety of using these agents in patients with ICH and intracranial hemorrhage remains unclear. Previous in vitro studies in humans have demonstrated anticoagulant effects of both mannitol and HTS, although one clinical study failed to demonstrate any negative effect on hemostasis using either solution in patients undergoing elective intracranial surgery. However, in vivo studies in a clinical setting are lacking.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Indication to osmotic therapy for cerebral edema / non-traumatic intracranial hypertension
* Age 18 - 80 years
* Body temperature between 35.5 ° C and 37.5 °C

Exclusion Criteria:

* Congenital or acquired disorders of hemostasis
* Clinical history of abnormal bleeding
* Hematologic or Renal diseases (acute or chronic renal failure II-III stage)
* Chronic or recent therapy with antiplatelet and/or anticoagulants
* Taking corticosteroids or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (less than 4 weeks)
* Administration of macromolecular vascular filling solutions (less than 4 weeks)
* History of recent venous / arterial thromboembolic disease (less than three months)
* Moderate-severe liver dysfunction
* Anemia (hb \<10 mg/dl)
* Recent transfusions (less than three months)
* Hyponatremia (Na \<135 meq/l)
* Hypernatremia (Na\> 155 meq/l)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Changes in coagulation parameters
timeFrame: Before osmotic therapy (time 0), after 12 hrs infusion (time 1)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Changes in inflammation markers
timeFrame: Before osmotic therapy (time 0), after 12 hrs infusion (time 1)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Pozzilli
country: Italy
facility: IRCCS INM Neuromed, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention
state: IS
Study officials:
affiliation: IRCCS Neuromed
name: Licia Iacoviello, MD, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: IRCCS Neuromed
name: Fulvio Aloj, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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