Noninvasive Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation

December 8, 2021 updated by: Ochsner Health System
Rheoencephalography (REG) shows promise as a method for noninvasive neuromonitoring, because it reflects cerebrovascular reactivity. This protocol will study clinical and technical conditions required to use REG. Additionally, our goal is to study noninvasive peripheral bioimpedance pulse waveforms in order to substitute invasive SAP. A previous study demonstrated that REG can be used to detect spreading depolarization (SD), the early sign of brain metabolic disturbance. SD can be measured invasively with DC EEG amplifiers only. Our goal is to create an automatic notification function for REG monitoring indicating change of clinical conditions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Neuromonitoring of patients with severe neurological illness are detailed elsewhere. In the setting of cerebral edema, ICP monitoring is a staple of neurocritical care. Pressure AR is an important hemodynamic mechanism that protects the brain against inappropriate fluctuations in CBF in the face of changing CPP. Both static and dynamic AR have been monitored in neurocritical care to aid prognostication and contribute to individualizing optimal CPP targets in patients. Theoretically, failure of cerebral AR is associated with poor outcomes in various acute neurological diseases. Continuous bedside monitoring of autoregulation is now feasible and should be considered as a part of multimodality monitoring including measurement of pressure reactivity. A previous study documented that REG (REGx) and ICP (PRx) has high correlation in order to detect the lower limit of CBF AR. The fundamental relationships between SAP, vessel tone, cerebral blood volume and ICP form the basis for the pressure reactivity index (PRx). PRx is analogous to other time domain AR indices and is calculated as the continuous correlation between thirty consecutive time-averaged (10 s) SAP and ICP values. A positive index (positive correlation) implies impaired passive CBF AR, while a negative index (inverse correlation) implies intact, active AR. The utility and feasibility of REG as a monitoring modality is previously demonstrated and validated as a reflection of cerebrovascular reactivity. The bioimpedance amplifier was used previously at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and Naval Medical Research Center (Silver Spring, MD); and has an FDA safety clearance. It is expected that REG can predict evolving vasospasm and expanding intracranial bleeding amongst several other clinical applications.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

14

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
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
        • Ochsner Health System

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This study will involve patients of Neurocritical Care Department with clinical suspicion of elevated intracranial pressure.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Intact fronto-temporal area
  • Intact lower arm area
  • Clinical suspicion of elevated intracranial pressure

Exclusion Criteria:

  • N/A

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation (CBF AR)
Time Frame: through hospital admission, an average of 10 days
Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation (CBF AR) will be analyzed based on noninvasive recordings (bioimpedance) by using a dedicated software for this purpose (part of ICM+ program, incorporated into a WRAIR-made software (DataLyser)). In this case CBF AR is called REGx.
through hospital admission, an average of 10 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
ICP Elevation
Time Frame: through hospital admission, an average of 10 days
Morphological analysis of REG pulse waveform in order to detect ICP elevation, and establish the correlation between REGx and REG pulse waveform morphology.
through hospital admission, an average of 10 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Ochsner Health System

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Louis Cannizzaro, MD, Ochsner

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 18, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 28, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

April 28, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 25, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

December 27, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 27, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2021

Last Verified

December 1, 2021

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2018.149

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

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