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SUBMITTER: Edlmann E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6458174 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Edlmann Ellie E Thelin Eric P EP Caldwell Karen K Turner Carole C Whitfield Peter P Bulters Diederik D Holton Patrick P Suttner Nigel N Owusu-Agyemang Kevin K Al-Tamimi Yahia Z YZ Gatt Daniel D Thomson Simon S Anderson Ian A IA Richards Oliver O Gherle Monica M Toman Emma E Nandi Dipankar D Kane Phillip P Pantaleo Beatrice B Davis-Wilkie Carol C Tarantino Silvia S Barton Garry G Marcus Hani J HJ Chari Aswin A Belli Antonio A Bond Simon S Gafoor Rafael R Dawson Sarah S Whitehead Lynne L Brennan Paul P Wilkinson Ian I Kolias Angelos G AG Hutchinson Peter J A PJA
Scientific reports 20190410 1
The Dex-CSDH trial is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of dexamethasone for patients with a symptomatic chronic subdural haematoma. The trial commenced with an internal pilot, whose primary objective was to assess the feasibility of multi-centre recruitment. Primary outcome data collection and safety were also assessed, whilst maintaining blinding. We aimed to recruit 100 patients from United Kingdom Neurosurgical Units within 12 months. Trial participants were randomised to ...[more]