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Fever with special focus on Central fever in a traumatic brain injury patients admitted in Trauma ICU

Fever with special emphasis on Central fever in a traumatic brain injury patients admitted in Trauma ICU: A Prospective Cohort study - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/05/066596
Enrollment
120
Registered
2024-05-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: S098- Other specified injuries of head

Interventions

Intervention1: 0: Nil

Sponsors

Nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients having fever episodes with history of traumatic brain injury Traumatic brain injury patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Body temperature more than 38 degree Celsius (100.94 degree Fahrenheit) at least for 2 consecutive days OR single episode of more than 39.5 degree Celsius (103.1 degree Fahrenheit)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: . Refusal to give consent . History of Malignant Hyperthermia , heat stroke , neuroleptic malignant syndrome and serotonin syndrome . Patient getting referred from other ICU facility . Patient with possible endocrine issues ( like pheochromocytoma , adrenal crisis , thyrotoxicosis ) . Immunocompromised / on chemotherapy/ neutropenic patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Analysis of the incidence of various causes of fever in Trauma ICU in traumatic brain injury patients.Timepoint: Within 28 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To analyze the association of various laboratory and clinical variables with the central fever in the patients of traumatic brain injury in Trauma ICU.Timepoint: Day1 ,Day3 and Day5

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSonal Goswami

Institute of Medical sciences, Banaras Hindu University

ghanshyamx@rediffmail.com8608617315

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026