The National Center for Testing Treatments in Chronic Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT ID: NCT02769416

Last Updated: 2025-08-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Total Enrollment

5000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-31

Study Completion Date

2035-12-31

Brief Summary

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The NCTT is a prospective, multicenter, observational research network for subjects with chronic spinal cord and/or chronic traumatic brain injury.

Detailed Description

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Current treatment for Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury focuses on stabilizing the patient and preventing secondary injury with the aim of maximizing the best chance of recovery. Most patients will show varying amounts of recovery, but, when the injury is severe, that recovery is only partial. Enrollment in the NCTT will allow for classification and characterization of injury, function, co-morbidities, secondary issues/problems, research interests and will serve as a conduit for enrollment into interventional studies.

Conditions

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Spinal Cord Injury Traumatic Brain Injury

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injury Subjects

Patients with a history of spinal cord and/or traumatic brain injury will provide data and samples so that they may be queried for interventional studies.

Data and sample repository

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects with spinal cord and/or traumatic brain injury, family members and healthy volunteers will provide data and samples.

Family Members and Healthy Volunteers

Healthy volunteer controls or family members may be enrolled for identification of genetic mutations.

Data and sample repository

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects with spinal cord and/or traumatic brain injury, family members and healthy volunteers will provide data and samples.

Interventions

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Data and sample repository

Subjects with spinal cord and/or traumatic brain injury, family members and healthy volunteers will provide data and samples.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* History of spinal cord injury and/or brain injury
* Able to provide HIPAA authorization to share prior medical records/imaging
* Age 18 and older.

Exclusion Criteria

* Life expectancy less than 6 months, vegetative state or co-existing disease or other characteristic that precludes appropriate diagnosis of spinal cord or brain injury.
* Other condition that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements.
* Inability or unwillingness of subject or legal guardian/representative to give informed consent (e.g., ward of the state).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Georgene Hergenroeder

Study Director, PI, Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Georgene Hergenroeder, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UTHealth

Locations

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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HSC-MS-15-0705

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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