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Role of high dose Nitroglycerine in the managemenet of acute pulmonary edema.

Comparison of low dose vs high dose nitroglycerine in management of acute pulmonary edema for the reduction of mean arterial pressure. - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/09/074462
Enrollment
96
Registered
2024-09-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-10-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: I130- Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease with heart failure and stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease

Interventions

Intervention1: High dose Nitroglycerine: Patients presenting to ED with acute pulmonary edema will undergo High dose Nitroglycerine(100mcg/min)stat infusion via intravenous route for 1 hour Control I

Sponsors

Austin Pauly N
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: above 18 years respiratory rate above 30cycles per minute Spo2 less than 90 in room air Coarse crepitations on auscultation B profile on Point of care lung ultrasound Elevated systolic blood pressure above 180 mmHg

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant patients Aortic dissection Eclampsia intracranial hemorrhage Patients already on non NTG vasoactive medications Nitroglycerine allergy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the reduction of Mean arterial pressure in 1 hour with low dose vs high dose nitroglycerine in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute pulmonary edema.Timepoint: 5 minutes assessment of blood pressure

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the frequency of endotracheal intubation between the two groups. To compare the mortality between the two groups. To compare the complications of nitroglycerine between the two groups.Timepoint: 1 hour,48 hours,1 week or at the time of discharge at the earliest.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMadhu Srinivasarangan

JSS Medical college and Hospital, JSS AHER

austinneelamkavil777@gmail.com9496778639

Outcome results

None listed

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