Measure of Cerebrovascular Dysfunction After TBI With fNIRS

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this project is to determine if it is possible to assess Cerebrovascular Reactivity (CVR) to hypercapnia with functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). Such a method would be particularly helpful in traumatic brain injury (TBI), where objective measures are needed, and would greatly expand the capacity to make such assessments in standard clinical practice.

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Detailed Description

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The prospective study design will consist of two study groups; the experimental group and the control group. In the Experimental Group (Group 1) we will enroll adult participants with TBI with persistent post-concussion symptoms or abnormalities on neuropsychological testing. In Group 2 we will enroll adult participants to serve as age and gender-matched healthy controls. Our goal is to recruit 100 subjects total in two groups of age and gender matched subjects, as follows: TBI (n = 50) and non-TBI (n = 50).

Participants in both groups will undergo NIRS testing with hypercapnia challenge, to measure the increase in hemodynamic flow signal during hypercapnia challenge via 2 methods, the breath holding and the Douglas bag methods. We will test intersessional validity of the NIRS-hypercapnia challenge in the first 20 (10 TBI and 10 non-TBI) subjects who are willing to return for a second visit of repeat testing.

The NIRS system is composed of 4 light sources and 10 detectors with a 16 point configuration system applied on the forehead of the subject. In our experiment, light intensity collected at each detector will be transformed into a signal related to the local concentrations of oxy- and de-oxyhemoglobin during the challenge. Each experiment will give a set of subject data, consisting of the peak amplitude and time-to-peak of the hemodynamic signals measured.

Conditions

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Traumatic Brain Injury Post-concussion Syndrome

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Healthy group

Healthy group with no history of TBI or concussion. Gender matched non-TBI volunteers

No interventions assigned to this group

TBI group

Males and females between 18 and 60 years who have a diagnosis of TBI and are symptomatic with DSM-IV Research Criteria for Post-Concussional Disorder (see below), gender matched non-TBI volunteers

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. ALL participants (TBI and non-TBI) subjects Males and females, ages 18 to 60 years, inclusive Able to read, write, speak and understand English
2. A history of TBI
3. Persistent post-concussive symptoms, according to the DSM-IV Research
4. Criteria for Post-Concussional Disorder, including:

* Evidence from neuropsychological testing of difficulty in attention or memory. (refers to neuropsychological testing done as a part of the patient's hospital or rehabilitation care not as a part of screening for this study)
* Three or more of the following symptoms, which started shortly after the trauma and persist for at least three months:

* Fatigability
* Disordered sleep
* Headache
* Vertigo or dizziness
* Irritability or aggression
* Anxiety, depression, or affective instability
* Changes in personality (e.g. social or sexual inappropriateness)
* Apathy or lack of spontaneity

Symptoms in criteria (a) and (b) must have their onset after trauma, or there was a significant worsening of pre-existing symptoms after trauma.

Exclusion Criteria

1. History or evidence of pre-existing neurological or psychiatric disorder not related to TBI, such as:

* Multiple sclerosis, pre- or co-existing
* Stroke (other than stroke at the time of TBI)
* Pre-existing developmental disorder
* Pre-existing epilepsy
* Pre-existing major depressive disorder
* Pre-existing schizophrenia
2. Known allergy to latex (used in the NIRS apparatus band applied to the forehead)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes