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Brain Injuries, TraumaticCHAT CNSNCT03089749

Characterization of Human Autoantibody Titers After Central Nervous System Insult

An observational study of Brain Injuries, Traumatic and Spinal Cord Trauma, run by University of Utah at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The aim of the study is to quantitate Central Nervous System (CNS) autoantibody development in human blood using ELISA after human brain injury, spinal cord injury, and intra-axial brain surgeries. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
How many people
63 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2015to 20 May 2019
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Study population includes patients admitted to the University of Utah and its covered entities.

Who may be able to join

  • Have a severe traumatic brain injury
  • Have spinal cord injury ASIA grade A, B or C
  • Undergoing resection of intra-axial brain tumors

Who cannot join

  • Participant who is pregnant

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Utah Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132

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About this study

The aim of the study is to quantitate Central Nervous System (CNS) autoantibody development in human blood using ELISA after human brain injury, spinal cord injury, and intra-axial brain surgeries.

Read the detailed description

Study Objectives:

We aim to:

  1. Quantitate CNS autoantibody development in human blood using ELISA after human brain injury, spinal cord injury, and intra-axial brain surgeries. We also aim to characterize the temporal course of this response.
  2. Characterize how CNS autoantibody levels correlate with specific injury patterns as well as radiographic and clinical measures of injury severity.
  3. Determine how intercurrent infection and a history of prior CNS insult affects the temporal course and magnitude of autoantibody production.
Medical subject headings
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Spinal Cord Injuries, Brain Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT03089749
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ControlParticipants with no history of Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury or Intracranial Neoplasm. A single draw of 5 mL of blood will be obtained as well as demographic information and a brief medical history to act as comparison data to the other groups.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Patients with Acute Severe TBI (post-resuscitation GCS of 8 or less). Participants will have blood draws at the time points identified below: * At 24h from the time of CNS insult * At 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 18, 21, 30 days from the time of CNS insult * At 3, 6, and 12 months from the time of CNS insult * Annually for the next four years Total of up to 16 blood draws. In all cases, 5 mL of blood will be obtained from the participant. Demographic data will be collected, including: * Age * Sex * History of prior CNS insult * Clinical indicators of severity including baseline, post-resuscitation Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores for brain injury patients * Radiographic indicators of severity including volume of intracranial hemorrhage, effacement of basal cisterns, amount of midline shift as well as Marshall and Rotterdam CT head scores for TBI. * Outcome data including discharge, 3-, 6-, and 12-month extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) scores
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)Patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI) (post-resuscitation ASIA score of C, B or A). Participants will have blood draws at the time points identified below: * At 24h from the time of CNS insult * At 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 18, 21, 30 days from the time of CNS insult * At 3, 6, and 12 months from the time of CNS insult * Annually for the next four years Total of up to 16 blood draws. In all cases, 5 mL of blood will be obtained. Demographic data will be collected, including: * Age * Sex * History of prior CNS insult * Clinical indicators of severity including baseline post-resuscitation American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) score and ASIA impairment scale (AIS) grade for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) * Radiographic indicators of severity including the degree of cord compression, area of cord signal change and the SFGH MRI scale will be employed. * Outcome data including discharge, 3-, 6-, and 12-month ASIA scores for SCI patients
Intracranial NeoplasmPatients undergoing resection of intra-axial brain tumors (commonly gliomas such as glioblastoma multiforme, astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas). All participants will have blood draws at the time points identified below: * At 24h from the time of CNS insult * At 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 18, 21, 30 days from the time of CNS insult * At 3, 6, and 12 months from the time of CNS insult * Annually for the next four years Total of up to 16 blood draws. In all cases, 5 mL of blood will be obtained. Demographic data will be collected, including: * Age * Sex * History of prior CNS insult * Clinical indicators of severity including baseline, Karnofsky and Modified Rankin performance status scores for oncology patients. * Radiographic indicators of severity including the pre- and postoperative tumor volumes that will be quantitated. * Outcome data including discharge, 3-, 6-, and 12-month Karnofsky and Modified Rankin scores for oncology patients.

What is being measured

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

  1. Quantitate Autoantibodies

    Quantitate CNS autoantibody development and temporal course in human blood using ELISA after human brain injury, spinal cord injury, and intra-axial brain surgeries.

    Measured: 5 years

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Autoantibody Correlation

    Characterize how CNS autoantibody levels correlate with specific injury patterns as well as radiographic and clinical measures of injury severity.

    Measured: 5 years

  2. Autoantibody Production and History

    Determine how intercurrent infection and a history of prior CNS insult affects the temporal course and magnitude of autoantibody production.

    Measured: 5 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted24 Mar 2017
  2. Study startMay 2015
  3. Primary completion20 May 2019
  4. Study completion20 May 2019

Why it stopped: This study has been administratively closed by the IRB as of 5/20/2019. This administrative closure was required because of the study expiration on 4/29/2019 and a continuing review application for re-approval of the study was not submitted.

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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
63 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03089749
Sponsor's protocol ID
CHAT-00081214
Acronym
CHAT CNS
Status last verified
Apr 2023
First submitted
17 Mar 2017
Last updated
14 Apr 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Robinson AP, Harp CT, Noronha A, Miller SD. The experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model of MS: utility for understanding disease pathophysiology and treatment. Handb Clin Neurol. 2014;122:173-89. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52001-2.00008-X.

    PubMed 24507518
  • Becker KJ, Kindrick DL, Lester MP, Shea C, Ye ZC. Sensitization to brain antigens after stroke is augmented by lipopolysaccharide. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2005 Dec;25(12):1634-44. doi: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600160.

    PubMed 15931160
  • Becker KJ, Kalil AJ, Tanzi P, Zierath DK, Savos AV, Gee JM, Hadwin J, Carter KT, Shibata D, Cain KC. Autoimmune responses to the brain after stroke are associated with worse outcome. Stroke. 2011 Oct;42(10):2763-9. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.619593. Epub 2011 Jul 28.

    PubMed 21799171
  • Giunta B, Obregon D, Velisetty R, Sanberg PR, Borlongan CV, Tan J. The immunology of traumatic brain injury: a prime target for Alzheimer's disease prevention. J Neuroinflammation. 2012 Aug 1;9:185. doi: 10.1186/1742-2094-9-185.

    PubMed 22849382
  • Noble LJ, Wrathall JR. Distribution and time course of protein extravasation in the rat spinal cord after contusive injury. Brain Res. 1989 Mar 13;482(1):57-66. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(89)90542-8.

    PubMed 2706482
  • Hayes KC, Hull TC, Delaney GA, Potter PJ, Sequeira KA, Campbell K, Popovich PG. Elevated serum titers of proinflammatory cytokines and CNS autoantibodies in patients with chronic spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma. 2002 Jun;19(6):753-61. doi: 10.1089/08977150260139129.

    PubMed 12165135

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Brain Injuries, Traumatic and Spinal Cord Trauma, run by University of Utah at 1 site in United States.

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 3 inclusion and 1 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Apr 2023. 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 United States. 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 was stopped early (reason given: This study has been administratively closed by the IRB as of 5/20/2019. This administrative closure was required because of the study expiration on 4/29/2019 and a continuing review application for re-approval of the study was not submitted.). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Quantitate Autoantibodies (time frame: 5 years). 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 NCT03089749, which also lists 6 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 14 Apr 2023.

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