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NCT03777774: VADER
Subgaleal Drains in Decompressive Craniectomies
NA trial testing Passive Redon subgaleal drains in Hematoma Intracranial in 78 participants. Completed in 30 June 2020.
30 June 2020
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | prevention |
| Enrollment | 78 |
| Start date | 1 January 2019 |
| Primary completion | 30 June 2020 |
| Estimated completion | 30 June 2020 |
| Sites | 2 locations across Malaysia |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Passive Redon subgaleal drains
- Vacuum Redon subgaleal drains
- No Redon subgaleal drains
Conditions studied
- Hematoma Intracranial — all drugs for Hematoma Intracranial →
- Hydrocephalus — all drugs for Hydrocephalus →
- Surgical Site Infection — all drugs for Surgical Site Infection →
- Wound Breakdown — all drugs for Wound Breakdown →
Sponsor
Universiti Sains Malaysia — full company profile →
Who can join
Adults 0 to 80, any sex, with Hematoma Intracranial or Hydrocephalus. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This research is about the use of subgaleal drains to prevent accumulation of blood under the skin in patients undergoing surgery to remove part of the skull(craniectomy) and its associated complications. There have been early research that shows usage of subgaleal drains maybe related to increase in complication rates after craniectomy. These complications include hydrocephalus (accumulation of fluid in the brain), new hemorrhages, infection and low blood pressure. The investigators are performing this research to determine which type of subgaleal drains would produce the least complications. With this knowledge, the investigators would be able to reduce the amount of complications for future patients that undergo surgery to remove part of the skull. The purpose of this study is to determine the rate of complications in the 3 different groups of patients using the different types of drains under the skin in surgeries that involve removal of part of the skull. All participants will undergo the required surgery to remove part of the skull (craniectomy). Participants will then be randomly assigned to either one of 3 groups which are the vacuum drain group, passive drain group or no drain group.Participants in the vacuum drain group will have vacuum drains inserted during the closing stage of the surgery. Participants in the passive drain group will have passive drains inserted during the closing stage of the surgery. Participants in the no drain group will have a drain inserted during the closing stage of the procedure but the drain will remained closed. Data will then be collected and analysed to determine if the type of drains influence the rate of complications in craniectomy
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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The Current State of Clinical Trials Studying Hydrocephalus: An Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov.
Abraham ME, Povolotskiy R, Gold J, Ward M, et al · · 2020 · cited 3× · PMID 32983722 · DOI 10.7759/cureus.10029
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03777774 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Last refreshed: 2 June 2021
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