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Traumatic Brain InjuryNCT00807833

Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF) Disturbances Following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)

An observational study of Traumatic Brain Injury and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, run by Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo di Monza at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

It is a "proof of concept" study, aimed to evaluate whether the "optimal CPP", defined by the best PRx, corresponds to the acceptable CBF values in patients affected by CBF disfunction caused by TBI or SAH. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 16 years and older
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
Feb 2009to Dec 2011
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 16 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients admitted with the diagnosis of TBI and SAH in for whom ICP and CPP needs to be monitored on clinical ground will be also monitored with a TD probe and routinely tested for cerebral autoregulation, thus obtaining the CBF corresponding at a given the "best CPP" and autoregulation status. Continuous CBF measures and PRx monitoring may allow more accurate identification and early detection of adverse cerebral conditions. This approach may bring us a step closer to the goal of outcome improvements in patients suffering from intracranial insult.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients admitted with the diagnosis of SAH and requiring intensive monitoring, and ICP probe.
  • Patients admitted diagnosis of severe TBI and requiring intensive monitoring, and ICP probe.

Who cannot join

  • Age < 16 years
  • Previous SAH, brain surgery, stroke, brain trauma

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site
  • Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo

    Monza, Italy, 20052

Other trials in Italy

About this study

It is a "proof of concept" study, aimed to evaluate whether the "optimal CPP", defined by the best PRx, corresponds to the acceptable CBF values in patients affected by CBF disfunction caused by TBI or SAH.

Read the detailed description

Cerebral blood flow (CBF) disturbances are common following TBI and SAH. The occurrence of CBF derangements is detrimental for the neurological outcome in both settings, but the management of neurologically critically ill patients does not involve CBF measure routinely. Cerebrovascular autoregulation, can be assessed by the cerebrovascular pressure-reactivity index (PRx) that point out the response of ICP to spontaneous changes in arterial blood pressure (ABP). Autoregulation has been proven to be a powerful protective mechanism. Adding together the information on CBF and autoregulation, might drive clinical strategy in exceptionally noteworthy and innovative way. Currently, a novel Thermal Diffusion (TDP) microprobe has been introduced for the continuous bedside monitoring of regional CBF: TDP is a promising technique in the reliable detection of flow derangements at the patient's bedside.

It is a "proof of concept" study, aimed to evaluate whether the "optimal CPP", defined by the best PRx, corresponds to the acceptable CBF values.

Patients admitted with the diagnosis of TBI and SAH in for whom ICP and CPP needs to be monitored on clinical ground will be also monitored with a TD probe and routinely tested for cerebral autoregulation, thus obtaining the CBF corresponding at a given the "best CPP" and autoregulation status.

Continuous CBF measures and PRx monitoring may allow more accurate identification and early detection of adverse cerebral conditions. This approach may bring us a step closer to the goal of outcome improvements in patients suffering from intracranial insult.

Keywords
SAH, TBI
Medical subject headings
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00807833
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CBF measurementIt is a "proof of concept" study, aimed to evaluate whether the "optimal CPP", defined by the best PRx, corresponds to the acceptable CBF values. Patients admitted with the diagnosis of TBI and SAH in for whom ICP and CPP needs to be monitored on clinical ground will be also monitored with a TD probe and routinely tested for cerebral autoregulation, thus obtaining the CBF corresponding at a given the "best CPP" and autoregulation status.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Evaluate the "optimal CPP", defined by PRx, corresponds to the acceptable CBF values

    Measured: one week

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Compare in cohort group PRx/CPP curve to CBFx/CPP curve.The "CBFx" index is defined as the moving correlation between slow waves in CPP and CBF

    Measured: one week

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Dec 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2009
  3. Primary completionJul 2011
  4. Study completionDec 2011

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00807833
Sponsor's protocol ID
08-007
Status last verified
Aug 2015
First submitted
11 Dec 2008
Last updated
18 Aug 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Claassen J, Vu A, Kreiter KT, Kowalski RG, Du EY, Ostapkovich N, Fitzsimmons BF, Connolly ES, Mayer SA. Effect of acute physiologic derangements on outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Crit Care Med. 2004 Mar;32(3):832-8. doi: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000114830.48833.8a.

    PubMed 15090970
  • Vespa P, Bergsneider M, Hattori N, Wu HM, Huang SC, Martin NA, Glenn TC, McArthur DL, Hovda DA. Metabolic crisis without brain ischemia is common after traumatic brain injury: a combined microdialysis and positron emission tomography study. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2005 Jun;25(6):763-74. doi: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600073.

    PubMed 15716852
  • Coles JP, Fryer TD, Smielewski P, Chatfield DA, Steiner LA, Johnston AJ, Downey SP, Williams GB, Aigbirhio F, Hutchinson PJ, Rice K, Carpenter TA, Clark JC, Pickard JD, Menon DK. Incidence and mechanisms of cerebral ischemia in early clinical head injury. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2004 Feb;24(2):202-11. doi: 10.1097/01.WCB.0000103022.98348.24.

    PubMed 14747747
  • Czosnyka M, Pickard JD. Monitoring and interpretation of intracranial pressure. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004 Jun;75(6):813-21. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.033126.

    PubMed 15145991
  • Lam JM, Smielewski P, Czosnyka M, Pickard JD, Kirkpatrick PJ. Predicting delayed ischemic deficits after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage using a transient hyperemic response test of cerebral autoregulation. Neurosurgery. 2000 Oct;47(4):819-25; discussions 825-6. doi: 10.1097/00006123-200010000-00004.

    PubMed 11014420
  • Hutchinson PJ, Al-Rawi PG, O'Connell MT, Gupta AK, Maskell LB, Hutchinson DB, Pickard JD, Kirkpatrick PJ. Monitoring of brain metabolism during aneurysm surgery using microdialysis and brain multiparameter sensors. Neurol Res. 1999 Jun;21(4):352-8. doi: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11740943.

    PubMed 10406006
  • Weyer GW, Nolan CP, Macdonald RL. Evidence-based cerebral vasospasm management. Neurosurg Focus. 2006 Sep 15;21(3):E8. doi: 10.3171/foc.2006.21.3.8.

    PubMed 17029347
  • Longstreth WT Jr, Nelson LM, Koepsell TD, van Belle G. Clinical course of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage: a population-based study in King County, Washington. Neurology. 1993 Apr;43(4):712-8. doi: 10.1212/wnl.43.4.712.

    PubMed 8469328
  • Biller J, Toffol GJ, Kassell NF, Adams HP Jr, Beck DW, Boarini DJ. Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage in young adults. Neurosurgery. 1987 Nov;21(5):664-7. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198711000-00011.

    PubMed 3696399
  • Linn FH, Rinkel GJ, Algra A, van Gijn J. Incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage: role of region, year, and rate of computed tomography: a meta-analysis. Stroke. 1996 Apr;27(4):625-9. doi: 10.1161/01.str.27.4.625.

    PubMed 8614919
  • Robertson CS. Management of cerebral perfusion pressure after traumatic brain injury. Anesthesiology. 2001 Dec;95(6):1513-7. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200112000-00034. No abstract available.

    PubMed 11748413
  • Howells T, Elf K, Jones PA, Ronne-Engstrom E, Piper I, Nilsson P, Andrews P, Enblad P. Pressure reactivity as a guide in the treatment of cerebral perfusion pressure in patients with brain trauma. J Neurosurg. 2005 Feb;102(2):311-7. doi: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0311.

    PubMed 15739560
  • Soehle M, Jaeger M, Meixensberger J. Online assessment of brain tissue oxygen autoregulation in traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurol Res. 2003 Jun;25(4):411-7. doi: 10.1179/016164103101201580.

    PubMed 12870270
  • Jaeger M, Schuhmann MU, Soehle M, Nagel C, Meixensberger J. Continuous monitoring of cerebrovascular autoregulation after subarachnoid hemorrhage by brain tissue oxygen pressure reactivity and its relation to delayed cerebral infarction. Stroke. 2007 Mar;38(3):981-6. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000257964.65743.99. Epub 2007 Feb 1.

    PubMed 17272764
  • Vajkoczy P, Horn P, Thome C, Munch E, Schmiedek P. Regional cerebral blood flow monitoring in the diagnosis of delayed ischemia following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg. 2003 Jun;98(6):1227-34. doi: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.6.1227.

    PubMed 12816269

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Traumatic Brain Injury and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, run by Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo di Monza at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Aug 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Evaluate the "optimal CPP", defined by PRx, corresponds to the acceptable CBF values (time frame: one week). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00807833, which also lists 18 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Aug 2015.

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