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TerminatedNCT01202110EPAT: Phase IIUpdated May 13, 2016Results posted

Early Propranolol After Traumatic Brain Injury: Phase II

A Phase 2 interventional study of Propranolol in Traumatic Brain Injury, sponsored by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-05-13.

Sponsored by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to determine in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) the safe dosing of propranolol. Safety will be measured by episodes of bradycardia (heart rate \< 60 beats per minute), hypotension (defined as systolic blood pressure \< 90) or decreased cerebral perfusion pressure (defined as CPP less than 60mmHg) that are refractive to Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines for treatment. A no-treatment arm will establish the number of episodes of bradycardia, hypotension and reduced cerebral pressure refractory to treatment that occur without propranolol.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Brain Injuries

2,113 studies on the registry are indexed under Brain Injuries; 385 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 10 is below the median of 48 across 1,331 interventional studies indexed under Brain Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 441 studies on the registry; 108 are open to participants now.

Of its 62 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 47 (76%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • patients who present within 6 hours of traumatic brain injury who have 1) a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of ≤8 or a GCS of 9-12 with computerized tomography brain scans demonstrating brain injury.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy,
  • patients already treated with beta-blockers,
  • patients treated for antiarrhythmic, immunosuppressive or antiinfective treatment,
  • myocardial infarction during the last 3 months,
  • unstable or severe heart disease,
  • severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
  • serious liver disease,
  • cardiac ischemia that prevents the initiation of vasopressors,
  • signs of cardiac arrhythmia or heart block on EKG,
  • ischemic limb disease that prevents the initiation of vasopressors, vasopressors at maximum dose defined as norepinephrine at 40µg/min or neosynephrine at 300µg/min.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
10 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Propranolol

    Propranolol 1mg iv

    Drug: Propranolol

  • No intervention
    Control

    Routine care

Interventions

  • DrugPropranolol
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Determine in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) the Safe Dosing of Early Propranolol.

    The primary outcome is to determine the safety of early propranolol treatment after TBI by recording the number of episodes of bradycardia (heart rate \< 60 beats per minute), hypotension (defined as systolic blood pressure \< 90) or decreased cerebral perfusion pressure (defined as CPP less than 60mmHg) refractive to treatment.

    Time frame: 24 months

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Results

Posted May 13, 2016

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneControlPropranolol
Started100
Completed100
Not completed00

Outcome measures

PrimaryDetermine in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) the Safe Dosing of Early Propranolol.

The primary outcome is to determine the safety of early propranolol treatment after TBI by recording the number of episodes of bradycardia (heart rate \< 60 beats per minute), hypotension (defined as systolic blood pressure \< 90) or decreased cerebral perfusion pressure (defined as CPP less than 60mmHg) refractive to treatment.

Time frame:
24 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Control—0/10 (0%)0/10 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Control
Mean27.7 ± 11.4
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Control
Female3
Male7
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Study locations

1 site
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 13, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01202110
Lead sponsor
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Responsible party
Eric Ley (MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 15, 2010
Start date
Jun 2010
Primary completion
Feb 2015
Completion
Feb 2015
Results posted
May 13, 2016
Last update
May 13, 2016

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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