MR Imaging Study of TBI in Children

NCT ID: NCT03034031

Last Updated: 2023-11-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-24

Study Completion Date

2025-10-31

Brief Summary

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This project will combine the data collected from structural and functional MRI scans and neuropsychology performance post-TBI in children. Patients will be followed for a year, in order to examine the brain and cognitive recovery post head injury.

Detailed Description

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Traumatic brain injury in childhood has an cumulative effect that leads to impairments in cognitive functions such as deficits in memory, executive functions and attention. The cognitive impairment is the main cause of disabilities in the injured population, and has a different effect depending on the type and severity of the injury.

Imaging after brain trauma serves as a useful diagnostic tool in identifying the head trauma's results. Therefore, in recent years, using imaging methods, studies have tried to find measures which will be able to predict the functional outcome after brain injury in children, and assist in developing a personalized rehabilitation program. The combination of advanced imaging techniques with neuropsychological assessment within the early stage of the injury and during a year of followup, will allow us to establish the relationship between those measures and the functional recovery result of the children. This multi-analysis will enable us to have a deeper understanding of the neuroplasticity process and the functional recovery after brain injury in the developing young brain.

Conditions

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TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients 9-18 years old, which are/were hospitalized in the Pediatric Rehabilitation Department, Sheba Medical Center
2. Glasgow coma scale score of 3-15.
3. Hebrew as mother-tongue

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of neurological disorders, mental retardation or a previous head injury.
2. Current diagnosis or history of psychiatric disorders.
3. Cardiovascular instability.
4. Metabolic instability (water, electrolytes, sugar).
5. Fever or evidence of microbiological pollutant.
6. Uncontrolled seizures. 7 . Hydrocephalus.

8\. Deafness or blindness. 9. Renal failure.
Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sheba Medical Center

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Abigail livny-ezer

Head of functional neuromaging lab, Department of Diagnostic Imaging

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Abigail Livny-Ezer, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sheba Medical Center

Locations

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Sheba medical center Tel Hashomer

Ramat Gan, , Israel

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Israel

Central Contacts

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Abigail Livny-Ezer, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+972549988058

Tamar Silberg, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+972507693933

Facility Contacts

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Reut Moran, MsC

Role: primary

+972523532982

References

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Livny A, Biegon A, Kushnir T, Harnof S, Hoffmann C, Fruchter E, Weiser M. Cognitive Deficits Post-Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Association with Injury Severity and Gray Matter Volumes. J Neurotrauma. 2017 Apr 1;34(7):1466-1472. doi: 10.1089/neu.2016.4598. Epub 2016 Dec 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27750571 (View on PubMed)

Anderson VA, Anderson P, Northam E, Jacobs R, Mikiewicz O. Relationships between cognitive and behavioral measures of executive function in children with brain disease. Child Neuropsychol. 2002 Dec;8(4):231-40. doi: 10.1076/chin.8.4.231.13509.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12759820 (View on PubMed)

Anderson V, Catroppa C. Recovery of executive skills following paediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI): a 2 year follow-up. Brain Inj. 2005 Jun;19(6):459-70. doi: 10.1080/02699050400004823.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16101268 (View on PubMed)

Anderson V, Catroppa C, Morse S, Haritou F, Rosenfeld J. Recovery of intellectual ability following traumatic brain injury in childhood: impact of injury severity and age at injury. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2000 Jun;32(6):282-90. doi: 10.1159/000028956.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10971189 (View on PubMed)

Keightley ML, Sinopoli KJ, Davis KD, Mikulis DJ, Wennberg R, Tartaglia MC, Chen JK, Tator CH. Is there evidence for neurodegenerative change following traumatic brain injury in children and youth? A scoping review. Front Hum Neurosci. 2014 Mar 19;8:139. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00139. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24678292 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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3211-16-SMC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id