Brain oxygen booster falls short in early trial
NCT ID NCT00174980
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a drug called Oxycyte in people with severe head injuries to see if it could safely increase oxygen levels in the brain. Only 9 patients took part before the study was stopped early. The main goal was to measure how the drug affected brain chemistry, but no clear results are available.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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9 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Sep 2005
- Finished
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Apr 2008
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * severe closed head injury patients or GCS 3-9 patients who receive brain oxygen monitoring * ventriculostomy/ICP monitor * at least one reactive pupil * no known life threatening disease prior to trauma * age 18-70 years old * consent for microdialysis/brain 02 monitoring * legal family representative present that can give informed consent for perfluorocarbon administration Exclusion Criteria: * no motor response * both pupils fixed and dilated * no consent available * allergy to egg proteins * coagulopathy * major liver injury * major pulmonary injury
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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