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Extending Acute Stroke Trials to the Aerial Inter-hospital Transfer Setting (AIRDOC)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Ranitidine, Placebo, and 2 other interventions for Stroke. Completed, enrolled 100 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
We are inviting patients who have been diagnosed with an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke and are being transferred by Air Care helicopters to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) for further care to participate in this research study to test the following: 1) To test whether it is possible to go through all the procedures necessary to start a study, including an informed consent, before the patient is transferred by helicopter to Iowa City. 2)To test a low risk medication called, Ranitidine, that might lower the chances of developing chemical pneumonitis (irritation of the lungs by stomach contents), a fairly common complication in patients that have had a stroke. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive a single dose injection of either Ranitidine (50 milligrams (mg)) or placebo (normal saline).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
50 mg single dose injection of Ranitidine
50 mg single dose injection of normal saline (placebo)
Advanced notification of study via faxed consent to local Emergency Room (ER)
No advanced notification of study via faxed consent to local Emergency Room (ER)