- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01279811
The Canadian Multicentre CSF Monitoring and Biomarker Study (CAMPER)
The purpose of this study is to:
- Measure the pressure in the spinal fluid surrounding the spinal cord to find out how well the spinal cord is being supplied with blood.
- Determine how drugs called "vasopressors", which are used to control blood pressure following SCI (spinal cord injury), influence spinal fluid pressure.
- Characterize the severity of an SCI using the levels of specific proteins found within the spinal fluid.
- Predict how much neurologic recovery may be regained using the levels of specific proteins within your spinal fluid.
- Identify proteins within the spinal fluid that will help us learn more about what is happening after SCI and assist us in developing new treatments for SCI.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This research project consists of two complementary yet distinct initiatives:
- First, we will prospectively evaluate spinal cord perfusion pressure(SCPP)in patients with acute spinal cord injuries, to provide scientifically-based guidelines on the management of blood pressure during the acute injury phase.
- Second, we will evaluate cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) samples from these patients with the goal of prospectively validating a series of biochemical markers that correlate with injury severity and predict neurologic outcome. Ultimately, our goals are to enhance the neurologic outcome of individuals with spinal cord injuries by improving upon their acute clinical care, and to establish biological surrogates of injury severity that may be used to facilitate clinical trials of novel therapeutic interventions for acute spinal cord injury.
Specific Aims
This multicenter study will enroll patients with acute traumatic cervical and thoracic SCI within 48 hours of their injury. A lumbar intrathecal catheter will be inserted pre-operatively for the measurement of intrathecal pressure (ITP) and the collection of CSF samples. Spinal cord perfusion pressure will be calculated as the difference between mean arterial pressure (MAP) and the ITP. The objectives of this aspect of the study will be to:
- Document the changes in SCPP over the first 5-7 days post-injury (with an intrathecal catheter that is in place for 5 days).
- Determine the effect of different vasopressor agents on SCPP.
Additionally, CSF samples will be obtained from the intrathecal catheter at 8-hour intervals to analyse the expression of the following biochemical markers: including interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, monocyte chemo-attractant protein (MCP)-1, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), S100beta, and tau. The objectives of this aspect of the study will be to:
- Evaluate the accuracy of these inflammatory and neuronal markers at classifying the initial severity of paralysis and at predicting the extent of neurologic recovery.
- Characterize the temporal pattern of expression of these proteins to provide a more complete description of the human pathophysiology of SCI.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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British Columbia
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1M9
- Vancouver General Hospital
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Nova Scotia
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- QEII Health Sciences Centre
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Ontario
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London, Ontario, Canada
- London Health Science Centre- Victoria Campus
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- St. Michael's Hospital
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Quebec
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Hopital du Sacre-Coeur
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California
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San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (UCSF)
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 17 years of age or older
- Complete (AIS A)or incomplete (AIS B, C) acute SCI involving bony spinal levels between C0 and L1
- Non-penetrating injury
- Able to communicate in English and provide informed consent
- Enrolled within 48 hours after injury and able to provide CSF and blood samples within this period
Exclusion Criteria:
- SCI that involves sensory impairment only (i.e., no impairment in ability to move arms and legs)
- Penetrating spinal cord injury
- Isolated radiculopathy (injury only to the nerve outside of the spinal cord)
- Cauda equina injury (injury to nerve roots at the end of the spinal cord)
- Severe injury to head at the time of the SCI
- Injury to lower back (below the spinal level L1)
- Major injury to legs, arms, pelvis, chest, or abdomen that make it impossible for doctors to tell how severely injured the spinal cord is
- Have a pre-existing neurological disorder such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, or multiple sclerosis or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
- Pre-existing thromboembolic disease or coagulopathy (disorders related to blood clotting), such as haemophilia or von Willebrand's disease
- Pre-existing and ongoing infection in the body (e.g., pneumonia, urinary tract infection, cellulitis)
- Pre-existing inflammatory or autoimmune disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus, psoriasis
- Systemic disease that may interfere with safety or evaluation of the condition we're studying (e.g., heart disease, HIV, HTLV-1)
- Any other medical condition that in the investigator's opinion would render the study procedures dangerous or impair ability to receive study therapy
- Pregnancy
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: OTHER
- Allocation: NA
- Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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OTHER: Single Arm
Vasopressor Crossover - Dopamine & NORepinephrine
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To evaluate the effect of different vasopressor agents on SCPP, a "crossover" intervention will be conducted on patients requiring either NORepinephrine or DOPamine post-operatively, once daily for 5 days while the catheter is in place.
A subject on NORepinephrine will be switched over to DOPamine for 1 hr, and then switched back to NORepinephrine.
Likewise, a subject on DOPamine will be switched over to NORepinephrine for 1 hr, and then switched back to DOPamine.
Subjects on both vasopressors will have DOPamine stopped for 1 hr and NORepinephrine titrated up to maintain the same MAP for 1 hr, and then brought back to the original levels of both vasopressors.
On the following day, the reverse will be carried out, with a stoppage of the NORepinephrine and maintenance solely on DOPamine.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Spinal cord perfusion pressure
Time Frame: 5 days
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SCPP will be calculated as the difference between the MAP and ITP.
The ITP and MAP will be recorded over 5 days(5-7 days post-injury) while the lumbar intrathecal catheter is in place.
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5 days
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Levels of specific biochemical markers in the CSF
Time Frame: 5 days
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CSF samples will be obtained from the intrathecal catheter at 8-hour intervals, three times daily for 5 days.
These samples will be evaluated will the goal of prospectively validating a series of biochemical markers that correlate with injury severity and predict neurologic outcome.
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5 days
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International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (aka ASIA Examination)
Time Frame: 1 year
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For the purposes of ensuring that neurologic deterioration is not occurring while the lumbar intrathecal catheter is in place, an ASIA assessment will be performed daily while the intrathecal catheter is inserted.
For the purpose of documenting neurologic recovery over time, the ASIA examination will also be performed at 3, 6, and 12 months post-injury.
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1 year
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DN4 and other pain questionnaires
Time Frame: 1 year
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It is currently believed that the development of neuropathic pain is closely related to neuroinflammation after SCI.
In an effort to determine if we could establish etiologic cytokines, we will administer the DN4 and other pain questionnaires to characterize and quantify neuropathic pain.
These questionnaires will be administered at screening, days 1-5 post-insertion of the lumbar intrathecal catheter, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year post-injury.
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1 year
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Brian K. Kwon, MD,PhD, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Central Nervous System Diseases
- Nervous System Diseases
- Wounds and Injuries
- Trauma, Nervous System
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Adrenergic Agents
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Autonomic Agents
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Protective Agents
- Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
- Adrenergic Agonists
- Cardiotonic Agents
- Dopamine Agents
- Sympathomimetics
- Norepinephrine
- Dopamine
- Vasoconstrictor Agents
Other Study ID Numbers
- H10-01091
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