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Clinical study of mifepristone in the prevention of pulmonary infections in elderly patients with TBI

Clinical study of mifepristone in the prevention of pulmonary infections in elderly patients with TBI

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500109288
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-09-16
Start date
2025-09-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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

Conditions

Traumatic brain injury

Interventions

Conventional treatment group:The treatment received by the conventional treatment group included: respiratory support
improvement of lung drainage and expectoration
supportive therapy
and prophylaxis and monitoring.A placebo, 200 mg/day, orally for a fortnight was used in contrast to the experimental group.

Sponsors

Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with TBI clearly diagnosed through history taking and imaging (CT, etc.); GCS score 65 years old, gender is not limited; 3. Time period from onset to admission <= 72h; 4. BALF flow test: HLA-DR+ neutrophil percentage <2%; 5. Liver and kidney functions are basically normal, or mildly abnormal but do not affect drug metabolism and excretion at the study dose, with ALT and AST <= 2 times the upper limit of normal, and blood creatinine <= 1.5 times the upper limit of normal.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Non-supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage; 2. Secondary intracerebral hemorrhage (secondary causes such as aneurysms, vascular malformations, hemorrhagic transformation of cerebral infarction, tumors, drug-related or abnormal coagulation mechanisms, etc.); patients with brain herniation; 3. Severe TBI or with severe basilar skull fractures; 4. TBI patients with concurrent injuries to other organs; 5. Patients judged by the researcher to have poor compliance, mental problems preventing informed consent, or whose families refuse to participate in the study; 6. Patients allergic to this drug; 7. Patients with abnormal heart, liver, or kidney function, or with a history of heart, liver, or kidney diseases; 8. Patients who may be pregnant in the near future, are already pregnant, are in the lactation period, or refuse to use contraception within six months of administration; patients with intrauterine device pregnancy and suspected ectopic pregnancy; 9. Patients with a history of uncontrollable infection or severe infectious diseases; 10. Patients who have received a vaccine within 30 days of administration; 11. Patients currently with diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, a history of pulmonary diseases, immunodeficiency diseases, or other serious diseases that may interfere with outcome assessment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of pneumonia during hospitalisation in patients with TBI;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of HLA-DR+ neutrophils in BALF;Expression of inflammatory factors in BALF;Time from study inclusion to diagnosis of pneumonia;Days without antibiotic use;Improved Rankin scores;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactShi Wei

Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University

15862828290@163.com+86 158 6282 8290

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026