Brain Temperature-Guided cooling may improve fever control in severe brain injury
NCT ID NCT03967626
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether cooling the brain based on its own temperature, rather than body temperature, improves fever control in severe brain injury patients. 41 adults with brain injury and fever were enrolled. The intervention group used an external cooling device guided by brain temperature, while the control group used body temperature guidance. The main goal was to see how often brain temperature stayed within the target range (36-37°C).
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- external cooling device (Artic Sun)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better fever management in brain-injured patients, potentially reducing brain damage.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 41 participants. The results may not apply to all brain injury patients, and the approach requires specialized brain temperature monitoring not widely available.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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41 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Finished
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Apr 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * patients 18 years of age or older * hospitalized patient in neuro-resuscitation with peak monitoring with cerebral temperature measurement by an intra-parenchymal sensor (Sophysa®) * patient in hyperthermia (TC ≥ 38.5 °c) and in a situation of brain pain Exclusion Criteria: * patient benefiting from a legal protection measure * pregnant or breastfeeding woman * previous participation in this study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Fondation Adolphe Rothschild
Paris, 75019, France
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