Cervical Sympathetic Block in Patients With Cerebral Vasospasm

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Trial ID: NCT05230134

Purpose

The purposes of this study are twofold: 1) to assess the effect of a cervical sympathetic block on cerebral blood flow in patients suffering from cerebral vasospasm, after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; 2) to evaluate the effect of the sympathetic block on the recovery of the neurological function.

Official Title

Cervical Sympathetic Block to Increase Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients With Cerebral Vasospasm Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Stanford Investigator(s)

Anna Maria Bombardieri

Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Masters Student in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, admitted Autumn 2022

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - ages 18 and over

   - patients hospitalized in the ICU and developing cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal
   subarachnoid hemorrhage

Exclusion Criteria:

- known advanced stage kidney disease

Intervention(s):

procedure: Cervical sympathetic block

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Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Anna Maria Bombardieri, MD, PhD
(314) 326-9107