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Investigating the effect of caffeine in increasing the level of consciousness of patients with benzodiazepine poisoning

Investigating the effect of caffeine in increasing the level of consciousness of patients with benzodiazepine poisoning who referred to Loghman Hakim Hospital in from March to June 2024

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20091116002717N2
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-04-03
Start date
2024-03-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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Conditions

Benzodiazepine poisoning. Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of benzodiazepines

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Caffeine with a dose of 100 mg and once every 8 hours and flumazenil with a dose of 200 microns and once every hour along with 5% dextrose serum. Intervention 2: Co

Sponsors

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age above 14 years old Benzodiazepine poisoning has been confirmed through the urine toxicology screen of the patient Loss of consciousness GCS less than 13 No head trauma Do not have any contraindications to receiving flumazenil No accompanying poisoning

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age below 14 years Not having a positive urine screen for benzodiazepines No loss of consciousness GCS 14 15 Having head trauma Having a contraindication to receiving flumazenil Having accompanying poisoning Allergy to caffeine Having underlying metabolic disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Level of consciousness. Timepoint: Every 8 hours. Method of measurement: GCS.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The patient's time to wake up after receiving the first dose of caffeine. Timepoint: After administration of the first dose of caffeine and then every 24 hours. Method of measurement: hours and every 24 hours is considered a day.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactBabak Mosftafa zade

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

mstzbmd@sbmu.ac.ir+98 21 5102 5000

Outcome results

None listed

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