Aerosolized Endotracheal Lidocaine to Avoid Intracranial Pressure Spikes in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Traumatic Brain Injury

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nebulized lidocaine before Endotracheal suctioning (ETS) compared to instilled lidocaine and the effectiveness of aerosolized lidocaine versus instilled normal saline before ETS in attenuating the increase of intracranial pressure (ICP) in severe head injured children and to evaluate the feasibility of a trial involving instilled lidocaine and aerosolized lidocaine for the management of ETS and to evaluate the safety of nebulized lidocaine in traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared to instilled lidocaine and instilled sodium chloride (NS).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05058677

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

10

Starts

2021-11-09

Expected to finish

2025-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-07

Who can join

Age: any, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients admitted to the PICU of Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital
• Severe TBI with a Glasgow Coma Scale score 4-8
• Intubated and mechanically ventilated with an ICP monitor in place.
• Continuous invasive monitoring of arterial pressure
• Hemodynamically Stable, defined by normal blood pressure for age before the ETS. We will not exclude patients with norepinephrine to maintain goal blood pressures to maintain Cerebral perfusion pressure(CPP).

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with sustained ICP > 25 for more than 30 minutes mm Hg despite medical or neurosurgical intervention
• Moderate/Severe Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with an oxygenation index > 8
• Pulmonary hemorrhage
• Patients receiving neuromuscular blockade
• Use of other vasopressors for other causes of shock (cardiogenic, hypovolemic and septic)

Where it is running

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States

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