Observational Connectomics in Adults Undergoing Resection of WHO II-IV Glioma

November 3, 2026 updated by: Northwell Health

A Prospective, Longitudinal, Multi-Institutional, Observational Study to Correlate Quantitative Changes of the Human Structural and Functional Connectome in Adults Undergoing Neurosurgical Resection of WHO II-IV Glioma

This observational study will create a large scale database (registry) of glioma patients' data across multiple participating institutions (hospitals) to study a range of clinical research questions.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The Glioma Connectome Project (GCP) is a study that seeks to use safe, powerful, non-invasive computing tools of machine learning and artificial intelligence, to take information from the functional MRI resting state (rs-fMRI) and the anatomic MRI using diffusion-weighted MRI to develop a comprehensive map of the brain. This "Virtual Brain" in the future may assist neurosurgeons in planning glioma surgery, understanding the cause of neurological deficits caused by the tumor, and a road map to help avert postoperative deficits, while also monitoring recovery of neurological function, as the brain "heals" or reorganizes itself through neuroplasticity.

The information from your MRI will be analyzed using algorithms to produce a map of the key tracts, functional hubs, and connections in the brain in terms of seven major networks: sensorimotor, visual, central executive (CEN), default mode (DMN), salience, dorsal attention (DAN) and limbic system. The completion of the project will advance diagnostics, brain imaging, brain tumor surgery, and provide the basis for new tools and drugs to treat brain injury and accelerate recovery of neurological function lost to the tumor, and treatments for the tumor, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy.

The registry is being created to evaluate new computer-based technology that builds on ourknowledge of the human brain through the Glioma Connectome Project, which discovered that the brain could be divided into 180 areas per hemisphere or "parcellations", each with a function that is achieved by signaling other areas, forming broad networks, which influence brain function and brain health. Seven major networks are of great interest as they influence human neurological performance. These networks will be identified in the current study, throughout the course of the treatment for your glioma, by using the advanced neuroimaging which is standard of care at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
125

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10075
        • Recruiting
        • Lenox Hill Brain Tumor Center
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • David Langer, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Tamika Wong, MPH
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Randy D'Amico, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • John Boockvar, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Olivia Albers, NP
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Netanel Ben-Shalom, MD, FNPS
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Taylor Winby, NP
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Elizabeth Lepski, NP

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Newly diagnosed and recurrent glioma (WHO grade II, III, IV) undergoing surgery

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age > 18 years.
  2. Newly diagnosed patients (by MRI) suspected of having a brain tumor (WHO II,III, or IV) who will undergo surgery with histological confirmation or patients undergoing surgery for recurrent brain tumor (WHO grades II, III, IV) whose histology confirms glioma and/or treatment effect.
  3. Diffuse astrocytomas, multifocal gliomas, oligodendrogliomas, midline and brainstem gliomas are included.
  4. Previously treated (progressive, recurrent) gliomas are included. Thus, prior surgery, radiation therapy, anti-angiogenic therapy, electrical field therapy are not exclusions.
  5. Patient must be able to give informed consent. S/he must be able to read and understand English or there must be a qualified interpreter.
  6. Must be able to undergo sequential MRI in a facility that can perform 30-directional MRI for connectomic analyses.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Juvenile pilocytic glioma (WHO I)
  2. Histology that is non-glioma, e.g., brain metastases, craniopharyngioma, ependymoma, medulloblastoma, meningioma, lymphoma, tumefactive (demyelinative) plaque, abscess, germinoma, arachnoid cyst, epidermoid, PXA, DNET, ganglioglioma, central neurocytoma,
  3. Inability to give informed consent.
  4. Tissue samples obtained at surgery are insufficient/ or non-diagnostic for glioma
  5. Expected survival < 90 days due to primary disease or medical co-morbidities. (e.g. sepsis, pneumonia, organ failure)
  6. Inability to have a MRI due to cardiac pacemaker, implants, claustrophobia, allergy to gadolinium,
  7. Pregnancy. Because of potential risk of serial MRI to fetus, women of child-bearing age will need a pregnancy test and agree to contraceptive practices during the course of the study.
  8. Vulnerable population
  9. Medications. There are no restrictions on medications. Patients will receive best standard of care.
  10. Clinical Trials. Patients may also be enrolled in a clinical trial as a clinical trial is always recommended for patients with a glioma per NCCN guidelines.
  11. KPS < 40.
  12. Age < 17.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: COHORT
  • Time Perspectives: PROSPECTIVE

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Newly diagnosed or recurrent glioma (WH) II, III, or IV)

Newly diagnosed patients (by MRI) suspected of having a glioma (WHO II,III, or IV) who will undergo surgery with histological confirmation or patients undergoing surgery for recurrent glioma (WHO grades II, III, IV) whose histology confirms glioma and/or treatment effect.
Other: Connectome MRI

Advanced MRI imaging done preoperatively, immediately following surgery, one month after surgery, and 3 months after surgery, then every 2 to 3 months for the duration of the study. These images are being done as standard of care and include functional MRI resting state (rs-fMRI) and the anatomic MRI using diffusion-weighted MRI to develop a comprehensive map of the brain.

Other Names:
  • MRI
Other: Neuropsychological testing

Neuropsychological test that will be administered on an iPad, and should take no more than one hour to complete. Subjects will first complete a mini mental state exam to assess their mental status. This will only take 5-10 minutes to complete. Based on the results they may undergo all or some of the following neuropsychological tests which will be completed on an iPad:

  • Reaction Time
  • Rapid Visual Information Processing
  • Paired Associates Learning Delayed Matching to Sample
  • Verbal Recognition Memory
  • Multitasking Test
  • Spatial Working Memory
  • Emotion Recognition Task
Other Names:
  • Cambridge Cognition
  • Mini Mental State Exam

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Connectomic Metrics
Time Frame: From enrollment up to 5 years.

FWHM (Full width-Half maximum)
From enrollment up to 5 years.
Connectomic Metrics
Time Frame: From enrollment up to 5 years.

Network index
From enrollment up to 5 years.
Connectomic Metrics
Time Frame: From enrollment up to 5 years.

Betweenness centrality (the value of each node to the whole network, defined by the fraction of the shortest paths passing through this node to all shortest paths that do not pass through it)
From enrollment up to 5 years.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
KPS
Time Frame: From enrollment up to 5 years.

The KPS describes a patient's functional status as a comprehensive 11-point scale correlating to percentage values ranging from 100% (no evidence of disease, no symptoms) to 0% (death). Each percentage reflects the patient's ability to perform daily activities and their level of independence or care needs. For instance, 100% indicates full independence, while 10% describes a moribund state with rapid disease progression.
From enrollment up to 5 years.
Progression-free survival
Time Frame: From enrollment up to 5 years.

Progression-free survival (PFS) is the length of time during and after the treatment of a disease, such as cancer, that a patient lives with the disease without it getting worse, growing, or spreading
From enrollment up to 5 years.
Overall survival (OS)
Time Frame: From enrollment up to 5 years.

Overall survival (OS) is the length of time from either the date of diagnosis or the start of a treatment until death from any cause.
From enrollment up to 5 years.
Molecular markers and drivers of glioma growth
Time Frame: From enrollment up to 5 years.

IDH mutational status, MGMT, ki-67, EGFR, p53, ATRX, TERT promoter, 1p19q chromosomal deletions, extent of resection, length of hospital stay
From enrollment up to 5 years.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Northwell Health

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
StacheStrong

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Randy D'Amico, MD, Northwell Health

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
February 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
February 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
February 1, 2033

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submitted a study record to ClinicalTrials.gov. There is typically a delay of a few days between the first submitted date and the record's availability on ClinicalTrials.gov (the first posted date).
August 25, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
November 3, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
November 10, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
November 10, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
November 3, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 24-0143

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Clinical Data from the other study centers part of the Glioma Connectome Project (GCP) will be transferred pseudonymously.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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