Ketamine Infusion in Neurologic Deficit

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

9 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-01-26

Study Completion Date

2023-11-15

Brief Summary

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) or bleeding in the brain as a result of ruptured aneurysm is a devastating type of stroke. Many patients who undergo emergent neurosurgery to repair the aneurysm and remove the bleeding suffer from complications in their subsequent hospital stay, the most frequent and morbid of which is delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) or small strokes resulting from impaired blood flow to certain vital brain centers. This occurs because of changes to the brain's blood vessels that occur after the bleed. The arteries can become narrow (spasm) or small clots can form within the vasculature that disrupts normal blood flow. Patients are left with profound neurologic deficits from these secondary complications.

Anesthesiologists, neurosurgeons, and intensivists are in need of a way to protect the brain during this vulnerable period following aneurysm repair. One drug that may provide such protection is ketamine, a compound frequently used in operating rooms and intensive care units to provide anesthesia and analgesia. Ketamine works by blocking glutamate receptor ion channels that play a pivotal role in promoting brain cell death during strokes by flooding the brain with too much calcium and dangerous chemicals. This project is designed to test the efficacy of ketamine in protecting the brain following aneurysm repair by using a controlled infusion of the drug in the intensive care unit (ICU) when patients return from their operation.

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Detailed Description

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Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a devastating type of stroke, with significant long-term morbidity for patients who survive the initial bleed. The most frequent and morbid complication is delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) resulting from angiographic vasospasm of the arteries of the circle of Willis. At present, there is no protective therapy aimed at neuronal preservation during this period of ischemia. The standard medical care is primarily to maintain intravascular volume status to improve cerebral perfusion during arterial narrowing, or calcium channel blockers for smooth muscle relaxation on the arterial wall. Experimental and clinical data suggest a primary mechanism of neuronal injury during ischemia is excitotoxicity, glutamate-induced cell death resulting from overstimulation of ionotropic N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and resultant excessive calcium influx. Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic with a mechanism of action of non-competitive antagonism of the NMDA receptor, routinely used in operating rooms and intensive care units as an analgesic and anesthetic. In addition to its anesthetic properties, ketamine is also an anti-inflammatory agent and a sympathomimetic, maintaining sedation without the adverse effects of hemodynamic instability. Identification of a neuroprotective entity for DCI following SAH would vastly improve the quality of life and shorten hospital stay for patients with a ruptured intracerebral aneurysm. It is critical to identify such agents so that patients survive their injury, spend shorter time in the ICU, and can return to work and maintain relationships.

Conditions

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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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0.9% NaCl control

Normal saline

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

0.9% NaCl

Intervention Type DRUG

500 ml of 0.9% NaCl infused at 5 ug/kg/min for 4 hours.

Ketamine

Anesthetic

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ketamine

Intervention Type DRUG

500 ml of ketamine (0.2 mg/ml) infused at 5 ug/kg/min for 4 hours.

Interventions

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Ketamine

500 ml of ketamine (0.2 mg/ml) infused at 5 ug/kg/min for 4 hours.

Intervention Type DRUG

0.9% NaCl

500 ml of 0.9% NaCl infused at 5 ug/kg/min for 4 hours.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Ketamine HCl NS

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Male or female 18 to 80 years old.
2. World Federation of Neurological Surgeons (WFNS) grade 2 to 4, obtained after resuscitation and prior to dosing.
3. SAH on admission cranial computed tomography (CT) scan (diffuse clot present in both hemispheres, thin or thick \[\>4 mm\], or local thick SAH (\>4 mm).
4. Ruptured saccular aneurysm, confirmed by catheter angiography (CA) or CT angiography (CTA) and treated by neurosurgical clipping or endovascular coiling.
5. External ventricular drain placed as part of routine care.
6. Able to be dosed within 4 hours of new neurologic deficit.
7. Historical modified Rankin score of 0 or 1.
8. Hemodynamically stable after resuscitation (systolic blood pressure \> 100 mm Hg)
9. Haemoglobin \>85 g/L, platelets \>125,000 cells/mm3
10. Informed consent.
11. New neurologic deficits that were not present previously, identified by 1) a decrease of 2 points on the modified Glasgow coma scale (mGCS) or 2) an increase in 2 points on the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). i.e., a CODE VASOSPASM initiated in the ICU.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to causes other than a saccular aneurysm (e.g., trauma or rupture of fusiform or infective aneurysm).
2. WFNS Grade 1 or 5 assessed after the completion of aneurysm repair.
3. Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) \>30 mm Hg in sedated patients lasting \>4 hours anytime since admission.
4. Intraventricular or intracerebral hemorrhage in absence of SAH or with only local, thin SAH.
5. Angiographic vasospasm prior to aneurysm repair procedure, as documented by catheter angiogram or CT angiogram.
6. Major complication during aneurysm repair such as, but not limited to, massive intraoperative hemorrhage, brain swelling, arterial occlusion, or inability to secure the ruptured aneurysm.
7. Aneurysm repair requiring flow diverting stent or stent-assisted coiling and dual antiplatelet therapy.
8. Hemodynamically unstable prior to administration of study drug (i.e., SBP \<90 mm Hg, requiring \>6 L colloid or crystalloid fluid resuscitation).
9. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was required following SAH.
10. Female patients with positive pregnancy test (blood or urine) at screening.
11. History within the past 6 months and/or physical finding on admission of decompensated heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] Class III and IV or heart failure requiring hospitalization).
12. Acute myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to the administration of the study drug.
13. Symptoms or electrocardiogram (ECG)-based signs of acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris on admission.
14. Electrocardiogram evidence and/or physical findings compatible with second or third degree heart block or of cardiac arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability.
15. Echocardiogram, if performed as part of standard-of-care before treatment, revealing a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<40%.
16. Severe or unstable concomitant condition or disease (e.g., known significant neurologic deficit, cancer, hematologic, or coronary disease), or chronic condition (e.g., psychiatric disorder) that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, or may interfere with the interpretation of study results.
17. Patients who have received an investigational product or participated in another interventional clinical study within 30 days prior to randomization.
18. Kidney disease as defined by plasma creatinine ≥2.5 mg/dl (221 umol/l); liver disease as defined by total bilirubin \>3 mg/dl (51.3 mmol/l); and/or known diagnosis or clinical suspicion of liver cirrhosis.
19. Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to ketamine per product monograph.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No