Status:
UNKNOWN
Use of Beta Blockers in Elderly Trauma Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Heart Association
Conditions:
Multiple Trauma
Cardiovascular Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
55+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Advances in medical care have increased the proportion of elderly Americans and enabled them to remain more physically active. This has resulted in an unprecedented increase in the number of geriatric...
Detailed Description
Methods of Proposed Research 1. Study Design: Prospective, randomized clinical trial. 2. Study Overview: All trauma patients admitted to the ICU \> 55 years of age with a primary diagnosis of injury ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All trauma patients admitted to the ICU \> 55 years of age with a primary diagnosis of injury will be screened on admission as study candidates.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if they have non-survivable injuries, are receiving comfort care only, have an advanced directive limiting aggressive care, heart block, severe asthma, bradycardia (\< 60 bpm), are on beta-blocker therapy, or are having an acute or evolving myocardial infarction.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
148 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00302692
Start Date
December 1 2005
End Date
September 1 2008
Last Update
May 10 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Parkland Memorial Hospital
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235