Effects of Head-of-Bed on Intracranial Pressure

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how pressure inside the skull responds to position changes in patients with brain bleeds.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05604404

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

0

Starts

2023-04-24

Expected to finish

2026-04-13

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage confirmed by CT scan, MRI, or cerebral angiogram
• Age ≥ 18 years old
• Patients with intracranial pressure monitoring device
• Patients with continuous arterial blood pressure monitoring
• The subject or legally authorized representative must be available and able to consent

You may not qualify if…

• Intubated patients who are prone
• Patients with left ventricular ejection fraction <20% as evidenced by echocardiogram previously documented at any time in the electronic medical record
• Patients with a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension
• Patients with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and/or evidence of liver failure. Evidence of liver failure will be assessed by the presence of ascites, edema, abnormal lab values including low albumin, elevated PTT, elevated PT, elevated INR, or elevated bilirubin without another etiology, or MELD score >8.
• Patients who are clinically unstable defined as those who are unable to lie flat for 30 minutes for any reason, patients on more than one continuous IV medications to increase blood pressure, or patients who are actively undergoing resuscitation.

Where it is running

• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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