Brain bleed breakthrough? drug may stop deadly vessel spasms
NCT ID NCT06352593
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether giving a sedative called dexmedetomidine during a procedure to fix a brain aneurysm can prevent dangerous blood vessel spasms. 90 adults who had a brain bleed from a ruptured aneurysm took part. The goal was to see if the drug reduces complications and improves recovery.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- 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: * Aged \>18 years. * Both sexes. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-III * Unruptured subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) confirmed by digital subtraction catheter angiography (DSA) undergoing endovascular intervention with general anesthesia. Exclusion Criteria: * Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from a lesion other than a ruptured saccular aneurysm. * Intraventricular or intracerebral blood in the absence of localized thick or diffuse Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). * No or localized thin subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) on computed tomography (CT). * Cerebral vasospasm on admission digital subtraction catheter angiography (DSA). * Hypotension (systolic blood pressure 90 mm Hg) refractory to fluid therapy. * Neurogenic pulmonary edema. * Cardiac failure requiring inotropic support. * Severe or unstable concomitant condition or disease or chronic condition. * Kidney and/or liver disease. * Prior cerebral damage on computed tomography (CT) scan such as stroke (\>2 cm maximum diameter). * Pregnancy. * Traumatic brain injury. * Previously treated cerebral aneurysm. * Arterial venous malformation. * Pre-existing cerebrovascular disorder that will affect diagnosis and evaluation of Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). * Ischemic heart disease or second or third-degree atrioventricular block. * Long-term abuse of alcohol, opioids, or sedative-hypnotic drugs. * Obesity (body mass index \[BMI\] \>30 kg/m2).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tanta University Hospitals
Tanta, ElGharbia, 31527, Egypt
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