Matt Thomas
Early intravenous beta-blockade with esmolol in adults with severe traumatic brain injury (EBB-TBI): Protocol for a phase 2a intervention design study
Thomas, Matt; Hayes, Kati; White, Paul; Ramesh, Aravind; Culliford, Lucy; Ackland, Gareth; Pickering, Anthony
Authors
Kati Hayes
Paul White Paul.White@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Applied Statistics
Aravind Ramesh
Lucy Culliford
Gareth Ackland
Anthony Pickering
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Interventions that mitigate secondary brain injury have the potential to improve outcomes for patients and reduce the impact on communities and society. Increased circulating catecholamines are associated with worse outcomes and there are supportive animal data and indications in human studies of benefit from beta-blockade after severe traumatic brain injury. Here, we present the protocol for a dose-finding study using esmolol in adults commenced within 24h of severe traumatic brain injury. Esmolol has practical advantages and theoretical benefits as a neuroprotective agent in this setting, but these must be balanced against the known risk of secondary injury from hypotension. The aim of this study is to determine a dose schedule for esmolol, using the continual reassessment method, that combines a clinically significant reduction in heart rate as a surrogate for catecholamine drive with maintenance of cerebral perfusion pressure. The maximum tolerated dosing schedule for esmolol can then be tested for patient benefit in subsequent randomized controlled trials. Trial registration ISRCTN, ISRCTN11038397, registered retrospectively 07/01/2021 https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN11038397
Citation
Thomas, M., Hayes, K., White, P., Ramesh, A., Culliford, L., Ackland, G., & Pickering, A. (2024). Early intravenous beta-blockade with esmolol in adults with severe traumatic brain injury (EBB-TBI): Protocol for a phase 2a intervention design study. Neurocritical Care, 40, 795–806. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-023-01755-9
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 10, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 12, 2023 |
Publication Date | Apr 30, 2024 |
Deposit Date | May 11, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 11, 2024 |
Journal | Neurocritical Care |
Print ISSN | 1541-6933 |
Electronic ISSN | 1556-0961 |
Publisher | Springer (part of Springer Nature) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 40 |
Pages | 795–806 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-023-01755-9 |
Keywords | Adrenergic beta-antagonists, Brain injuries (traumatic), Intensive care units, Models (statistical) |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10777665 |
Publisher URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12028-023-01755-9 |
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