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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)NCT06725108

Hemodynamic ABI Monitor

An observational study of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Intracerebral Hemorrhage, run by University of Chicago at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

The goal of this observational study is to explore the relationship of heart function with the course and outcomes after traumatic brain injuries and nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage. The goal is to explore association between routinely collected hemodynamic and brain monitoring data. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
6 Dec 2024to 6 Dec 2026
How long will I take part?
6 Months
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Admitted to the University of Chicago Medical Center Neurocritical Care Unit

Who may be able to join

  • Patients who are:
  • Admitted to the University of Chicago Medical Center Neurocritical Care Unit
  • Adults between 18 years and 80
  • Admitted with Traumatic brain injury blunt and penetrating or nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
  • post-resuscitation Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) <9

Who cannot join

  • Patients who were:
  • Pre-existing heart failure
  • Moribund or neurological exam suggesting imminent brain death (bilateral, fixed and dilated pupils) on admission
  • Major polytrauma or admitted to the surgical trauma critical care service
  • Prisoner

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637

    Farima Fakhri, MD, 7737021220, farima.fakhri@bsd.uchicago.edu

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Non-invasive Continuous Hemodynamic Monitoring in Acute Brain Injury

The goal of this observational study is to explore the relationship of heart function with the course and outcomes after traumatic brain injuries and nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage. The goal is to explore association between routinely collected hemodynamic and brain monitoring data.

Participants already taking intervention A as part of their regular medical care and the investigators will follow up with participants 6 months after discharging the hospital.

Read the detailed description

This is a prospective observational study collecting data produced as part of standard routine clinical care and the study team will collect the data from Starling Monitor and subject medical record. Adult patients undergoing hemodynamic monitoring with the Starling monitor as part of their standard of care will be considered as a candidate for the study. Patients will only be included in this study if they agree to take part in the data collection. If the patient declines participation, they will still undergo hemodynamic monitoring with the Starling hemodynamic monitor, but their clinical and Starling device information will not be collected to be entered into the database.

No clinical interventions are part of the study. There is no interference of data collected with clinical decision making. Hemodynamic data will be derived via the application of the entirely non-invasive, FDA approved for clinical use, Starling System (provided by Baxter for this study).

Prior to enrollment, the study team will provide patients and/or their family members the details of the study, answer any questions and address concerns. The patient and/or their families will then be given time to consider participation. After informed consent is obtained from the patient or legally authorized representative, patient data will be extracted from the electronic medical record (EMR) into a REDCap database and Case Report Forms (CRFs).

The study team also will collect the data from the Starling Monitor and subject's medical record.

Data collection:

Case Report Forms (CRFs) will be used to collect all patient data during the course of the study and will be entered into an electronic database. Data will be collected on patients from the initiation to completion of monitoring with the Starling Monitor. The occurrence of any advice related Adverse Events will be collected throughout this period.

The following data will be collected by chart review:

  • demographics
  • risk factors
  • diagnoses
  • medical surgical treatments
  • laboratory imaging studies
  • Changes in hemodynamics
  • treatment and outcome for patients with TBI
  • Volume of fluid administered
  • Percent of patients that are fluid responsive
  • Incidence of diastolic dysfunction
  • % fluid responsiveness in diastolic dysfunction
  • Days on ventilator
  • Days on vasopressors
  • cerebral hemodynamics: intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), partial brain tissue oxygenation (PbtO2), and cerebral blood flow (CBF)

The following data will be summarized descriptively:

  • Treatment details (intervention, intubation, ventilation, start of a new medication)
  • Medications
  • Volume of fluid administered
  • Demographics, such as patient diagnosis
  • Setting
  • Fluid bolus assessment, if applicable
  • Additional hemodynamic assessment methods, if utilized
  • Patient outcome data
  • cerebral hemodynamics: intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), partial brain tissue oxygenation (PbtO2), and CBF

Follow-up medical history will be obtained at 180 days via the EMR or patient report. Primary endpoints are functional outcomes and quality of life at 180 days after hospital discharge. The follow-up functional status and quality of life measures will be done by telephone, in-person at their regularly scheduled follow-up appointment, or by email, for less than 30 minutes using validated instruments and/or using a web-based REDCap survey. However, these surveys can also be completed during the subject's 180-day follow up visit with their doctor or a telephone follow-up. The follow up telephone call/visit will last for less than 30 minutes and will consist of a series of validated instruments/questionnaires. The following instruments will be used:

Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) to ascertain functional status

The goal is to examine the association between systemic hemodynamics, cerebral hemodynamics, clinical management parameters, and clinical outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injury and nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage. Specifically, we are interested in Cardiac index, fluid responsiveness (FR) markers, fluid balance, hemodynamic support, and intensive care unit (ICU) mortality and functional outcome at 6 months, measured by the Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE). Patient-level analyses will involve adjusting for key characteristics per patient, such as IMPACT score, post-resuscitation Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), and Rotterdam CT classification. For patient-level analyses, random-effects logistic regression (for ICU mortality) and ordinal regression (for GOSE) will be used, with adjustment for IMPACT variables, major extracranial injuries, and Rotterdam Computed Tomography (CT) scale. Additionally, the study will explore the relationships between systemic and cerebral hemodynamics. Continuous variables will be reported as median with interquartile range (IQR), while binomial variables will be presented as counts with percentages (%). Statistical tests, such as the Wilcoxon-Mann Whitney test for continuous variables and Fisher's-exact test for categorical variables, will be performed to compare the groups. To assess the association of identified variables with neurologic outcomes, univariate logistic regression models will be used. Subsequently, a multivariate logistic regression model will be employed to determine the independent variables associated with mortality and neurologic outcomes.

To explore the temporal relationships and directions of change among systemic and cerebral hemodynamic time series data, Granger causality testing will be applied.

Keywords
Hemodynamic, Acute brain injury, Monitoring
Medical subject headings
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Brain Injuries

What is being measured

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

  1. functional outcomes

    Primary endpoints are functional outcomes and quality of life at 180 days after hospital discharge. The follow-up functional status and quality of life measures will be done by telephone, in-person at their regularly scheduled follow-up appointment, or by email, for less than 30 minutes using validated instruments and/or using a web-based REDCap survey. However, these surveys can also be completed during the subject's 180-day follow up visit with their doctor or a telephone follow-up. The follow up telephone call/visit will last for less than 30 minutes and will consist of a series of validated instruments/questionnaires. The following instruments will be used:

    Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) to ascertain functional status The GOSE score ranges from 1 to 8, with the minimum score of 1 indicating Death and the highest score of 8 representing a Good Recovery, signifying a good outcome and a return to pre-injury functioning.

    Measured: 180 days after discharging the hospital

Timeline

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

  1. First posted10 Dec 2024
  2. Study start6 Dec 2024
  3. Primary completion6 Dec 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion6 Dec 2026 (estimated)

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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
50 participants (estimated)
Target duration
6 Months
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06725108
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB23-0973
Status last verified
Mar 2026
First submitted
5 Dec 2024
Last updated
4 Mar 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Intracerebral Hemorrhage, run by University of Chicago 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 5 inclusion and 5 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Mar 2026. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Farima Fakhri, MD (3126102482, farima.fakhri@bsd.uchicago.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

functional outcomes (time frame: 180 days after discharging the hospital). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 4 Mar 2026.

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