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CompletedNCT02049320Updated Feb 1, 2017

Remifentanil for Sedation of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

An observational study in Traumatic Brain Injury, sponsored by Joseph D. Tobias. Completed at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-02-01.

Sponsored by Joseph D. Tobias · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
38
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a descriptive retrospective study designed to measure the efficacy of remifentanil sedation and the ability to perform frequent neurological examinations of patients with traumatic brain injuries.

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Conditions studied

  • Traumatic Brain Injury
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In context

Brain Injuries

2,113 studies on the registry are indexed under Brain Injuries; 384 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 38 is below the median of 100 across 689 observational studies indexed under Brain Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

Joseph D. Tobias is the lead sponsor of 28 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 6 (100%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients suffering a traumatic brain injury who were sedated in the PICU using remifentanil.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients previously admitted to the hospital presenting with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
  • Patients who have undergone sedation after presenting with TBI

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
38 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Remifentanil

    Patients sedated using Remifentanil

    Drug: Remifentanil

Interventions

  • DrugRemifentanil
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Depth of Sedation

    Sedation scores will be assessed.

    Time frame: Every 24 hrs until discharged from the PICU, up to 1 month.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Columbus, Ohio 43205, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 1, 2017, 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
NCT02049320
Lead sponsor
Joseph D. Tobias
Responsible party
Joseph D. Tobias (Chairman - Dept. of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Jan 30, 2014
Start date
Jul 2013
Primary completion
May 2016
Completion
May 2016
Last update
Feb 1, 2017

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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