Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in TBI Pilot

January 3, 2014 updated by: University of California, San Francisco

Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury Pilot

The global aim of this proposal is to test and refine Common Data Elements (CDEs), neuroimaging standards, and best practices for genetics and proteomics in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) studies. Testing and validating of TBI-CDEs will be performed in a multi-center prospective observational study with 3 TBI Centers (San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB)) and a TBI Rehabilitation Center (Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Center (MSMC)). The investigators will create and expand existing data repositories for patient demographics, neuroimaging, plasma biomarkers, genetics, and multivariate outcomes thereby providing researchers and clinicians with the infrastructure to establish multidisciplinary, multicenter research networks and improve clinical research in the TBI field.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The Investigators aim for a 10-month data collection period for TBI patients across the spectrum from concussion to coma with a limited 3-month follow up and extensive 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow ups. Patient enrollment will occur in three high-volume TBI Centers (SFGH, UPMC, UMCB) and a TBI Rehabilitation Center (MSMC). These Centers have a long track record of multi-center TBI research experience as well as existing infrastructure for rapid start-up and sustained enrollment. All patients admitted acutely with a history of external force injury to the head with a head CT performed in the emergency department are eligible for enrollment. Head CTs are performed according to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidelines for neuroimaging and decision making in TBI. These Guidelines are already in place at the participating Centers and are used to determine which patients will receive a non-contrast head CT scan as part of their initial evaluation. Patients will not be excluded based on age, race, gender, ethnicity, substance abuse, or prior psychiatric history to provide a population-based sample of of TBI subjects across the injury spectrum from concussion to coma.

Study Components (Ref: NIH-NINDS TBI Common Data Elements):

  1. Clinical Care and Demographic Data Collection. Variables include: date and time of injury, mechanism of injury, acute laboratory values and vital signs, neurological evaluations, surgical interventions, hospital course, morbidity and mortality during acute care.
  2. Blood Draw for Proteomic and Genetic Marker Analyses. Blood samples will be drawn within 24 hours of injury. Plasma will be spun and separated from whole blood. Both plasma and whole blood samples will be banked centrally under -80 degrees Celsius at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) DNA Bank.
  3. 3-Tesla (3T) Magnetic Resonance Imaging. A 3T Research MRI will be completed on a subset of patients able to return 1-2 weeks post-injury.
  4. 3-Month Follow Up. The Glasgow Outcome Scale - Extended (GOS-E) and neurological symptoms inventory will be administered to patients over the phone 3 months post-injury.
  5. 6-, 12-, and 24-Month Neurocognitive Assessment. Standardized measures from all designated CORE domains for outcome after TBI by TBI-CDEs, which include: global recovery, functional outcome, psychological impairment, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and quality of life, will be administered to the participant.

The investigators anticipate that this project has the potential to substantially advance and revolutionize clinical research in TBI. Repositories for neuroimaging, proteomic, and genetic biomarkers will facilitate the evolving field of these emerging technologies in TBI.

Recent Publications:

Yue JK, Vassar MJ, Lingsma H, Cooper SR, Yuh EL, Mukherjee P, Puccio AM, Gordon W, Okonkwo DO, Valadka A, Schnyer DM, Maas A, Manley GT; TRACK-TBI Investigators. Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury (TRACK-TBI) Pilot: Multicenter Implementation of the Common Data Elements for Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2013 Nov 15;30(22):1831-44.

Dams-O'Connor K, Spielman L, Singh A, Gordon WA, Lingsma HF, Maas AI, Manley GT, Mukherjee P, Okonkwo DO, Puccio AM, Schnyer DM, Valadka AB, Yue JK, Yuh EL; TRACK-TBI Investigators. The Impact of Prior Traumatic Brain Injury on Health and Functioning: a TRACK-TBI Study. J Neurotrauma. 2013 Dec 15;30(24):2014-20.

McMahon PJ, Hricik AJ, Yue JK, Puccio AM, Inoue T, Lingsma H, Beers SR, Gordon W, Valadka, A, Manley GT, Okonkwo DO; TRACK-TBI Investigators. Symptomatology and Functional Outcome in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Results from the Prospective TRACK-TBI Study. J Neurotrauma. 2013 Oct 31. [Epub ahead of print]

Diaz-Arrastia R, Wang KK, Papa L, Sorani MD, Yue JK, Puccio AM, McMahon PJ, Inoue T, Yuh EL, Lingsma H, Maas A, Valadka A, Okonkwo DO, Manley GT; TRACK-TBI Investigators. Acute Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury: Relationship Between Plasma Levels of Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP). J Neurotrauma. 2013 Oct 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Okonkwo DO, Yue JK, Puccio AM, Panczykowski D, Inoue T, McMahon PJ, Sorani MD, Yuh EL, Lingsma H, Maas A, Valadka A, Manley GT; TRACK-TBI Investigators. GFAP-BDP as an Acute Diagnostic Marker of Traumatic Brain Injury: Results from the Prospective TRACK-TBI Study. J Neurotrauma. 2013 Sep 1;30(17):1490-7.

Yuh EL, Mukherjee P, Lingsma HF, Yue JK, Ferguson AR, Gordon WA, Valadka AB, Schnyer DM, Okonkwo DO, Maas AI, Manley GT; TRACK-TBI Investigators. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Improves 3-Month Outcome Prediction in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Ann Neurol. 2013 Feb;73(2):224-35.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

650

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
        • San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH)
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Center
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
        • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)
    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78701
        • University Medical Center, Brackenridge

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

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This is a population-based TBI study. All patients presenting to the acute sites with traumatic brain injury and receive a head CT scan as part of standard care within 24 hours of injury date and time are initially eligible. As most six-month Common Date Elements (CDE) outcome measures are normed and validated only in English, study participants must be English-speaking. There are no other restrictions to eligibility.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Presentation to Emergency Department < 24 hours post-injury
  • Head CT scan for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as part of regular care.
  • English Speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presentation to Emergency Department > 24 hours post-injury
  • Custody or Incarceration
  • 5150 Psychiatric Hold

Component-Specific Exclusion Criteria:

MRI: Pregnant or may be pregnant; younger than 8 years old; those who have cardiac pacemakers, neural pacemakers, surgical clips in the brain or blood vessels, surgically implanted metal plates, screws or pins, cochlear implants, intrauterine devices (IUDs), or metal objects in their body, especially in the eye. Persons with a history of claustrophobia are excluded from this procedure.

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Early-Presenting TBI: Acute Sites
This cohort of patients are studied after acute presentation within 24 hours of TBI to one of the three TRACK-TBI acute Level I Trauma Centers (SFGH, UPMC, UMCB).
Other: N/A (Observational Study)
No Interventions: Observational Study
Late-Presenting TBI: Rehabilitation Center
This cohort of patients are studied after presentation to the TRACK-TBI rehabilitation site (MSMC).
Other: N/A (Observational Study)
No Interventions: Observational Study

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE)
Time Frame: 6 Months Post-Injury
The GOSE provides and overall measure of disability based on information on cognition, independence, employability, and social/community participation collected via structured interview. Individuals are described by one of the eight outcome categories: Dead (1); Vegetative State (2); Lower Severe Disability (3); Upper Severe Disability (4); Lower Moderate Disability (5); Upper Moderate Disability (6); Lower Good Recovery (7) and Upper Good Recovery (8). Good Recovery is defined as a score of 7-8, Moderate Disability is defined by a score of 5-6 and Severe Disability is defined by a score of 3-4.
6 Months Post-Injury

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborators

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Geoffrey T Manley, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
  • Principal Investigator: David O Okonkwo, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
  • Principal Investigator: Alex B Valadka, MD, University Medical Center, Brackenridge (Austin, TX)
  • Principal Investigator: Wayne A Gordon, PhD, Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Center (New York, NY)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 24, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 26, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

March 28, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 17, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2014

Last Verified

January 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • RC2NS069409 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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