Sodium Nitroprusside for Blood Pressure Reduction in the ICU (SNP2)
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Nitroprusside is used commonly in the Intensive Care Unit for long periods of time in order
to reduce blood pressure. It is not known if the body compensates over time to the blood
pressure lowering, and if when the nitroprusside is stopped the blood pressure goes up at a
faster rate and is higher than it was at the start of the treatment. This study will answer
these questions.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)