Surgical Critical Care Initiative (SC2i) Tissue and Data Acquisition Protocol (TDAP) in Burn Patients Improving the Robustness and Generalizability of Post-burn Sepsis Prediction With the Post-Burn Sepsis Digital Twin. Group 1

NCT ID: NCT07249762

Last Updated: 2026-02-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-05-15

Study Completion Date

2027-12-15

Brief Summary

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This study is following adult patients with serious burn injuries to better understand how their bodies respond to treatment and recovery. Researchers will collect small amounts of blood and tissue samples, along with information already recorded in the medical record, such as vital signs, lab results, and details of surgeries or complications. The goal is to identify patterns that may help predict who is at higher risk for infections or other problems after a burn injury. This information could lead to new tools, including computer-based models, to improve burn care and outcomes in the future. Participation involves providing samples and allowing researchers to review medical records during the hospital stay and up to one year after discharge.

Detailed Description

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This is a prospective observational study of adult patients with significant burn injuries. The purpose is to understand the body responses to significant burns, treatment, and recovery and to identify factors that predict complications like infection or sepsis. By studying patterns in clinical information, blood, and tissue samples to develop computer-based models intended to improve diagnosis and guide future treatments.

Eligible participants are males and females between 18 and 80 years old with burn injuries involving more than 10% of their total body surface area (TBSA) who require care in a critical care or emergency setting at an SC2i-member facility (e.g., Emory, Grady, USF, USAISR). All participants or their Legally Authorized Representatives (LARs) must provide informed consent. About 40 patients are expected to participate.

Conditions

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Sepsis Burn Injury Wound Healing Critical Illness Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Group 1 - Minimal Risk Burn Patient

The study includes adult patients (18 years and older) admitted with significant burn injuries involving more than 10% of their total body surface area (TBSA) who require surgical management and/or care within a surgical critical care setting. As part of their participation, small amounts of blood are collected at scheduled times during hospitalization, and small pieces of skin or tissue normally removed during burn surgery may also be saved. Medical information already recorded in the hospital chart-such as vital signs, lab results, surgeries, and complications-is also included in the study.

Observational Cohort (No Intervention)

Intervention Type OTHER

This is not a treatment trial-no drugs, devices, or procedures are being tested. Participants receive standard burn care only. The research involves collecting blood and tissue samples (when clinically indicated) and reviewing medical record data.

Interventions

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Observational Cohort (No Intervention)

This is not a treatment trial-no drugs, devices, or procedures are being tested. Participants receive standard burn care only. The research involves collecting blood and tissue samples (when clinically indicated) and reviewing medical record data.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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observational

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Burn Injury \>10% TBSA with who have a recognized concurrent or impending risk for clinical decompensation.
* Male and female ages 18 years and older (maximum age of 80 years old) with burn injury or related illness requiring surgical care or treatment in a critical care or emergency setting who are being cared for at an SC2i-member clinical care facility (Emory/Grady, USF and USAISR) will be considered for study.
* Ability to understand the purposes and risks of the study and to provide informed consent, either through written documentation or in accordance with the IRB-approved Waiver of Documentation of Consent procedures. In the case of incapacitated patients, a willing Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) may provide informed consent in accordance with written documentation or under the provisions of the approved Waiver of Documentation of Consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Any condition that, in the opinion of the attending physician, would place the patient or volunteer subject at undue risk by participating. Specific conditions include but are not limited to anemia prohibitive of phlebotomy, or technical considerations that would prevent acquisition of sufficient tissue for clinical use.
* Pregnant patients
* Minors \< 18 years of age
* Prisoners
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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United States Department of Defense

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Emory University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of South Florida

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University of South Florida - Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Emory University-Grady Memorial Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Seth Schobel-McHugh, PhD

Role: CONTACT

(301) 295-3164

Facility Contacts

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Jared Troy, MD

Role: primary

832-496-1567

Laura Pruskowski, MD

Role: primary

404) 616 - 9852

Kaitlin Pruskowski, PharmD

Role: primary

210-438-7024

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Boehm D, Menke H. Sepsis in Burns-Lessons Learnt from Developments in the Management of Septic Shock. Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Dec 24;58(1):26. doi: 10.3390/medicina58010026.

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Hampson P, Dinsdale RJ, Wearn CM, Bamford AL, Bishop JRB, Hazeldine J, Moiemen NS, Harrison P, Lord JM. Neutrophil Dysfunction, Immature Granulocytes, and Cell-free DNA are Early Biomarkers of Sepsis in Burn-injured Patients: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Ann Surg. 2017 Jun;265(6):1241-1249. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001807.

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Moins-Teisserenc H, Cordeiro DJ, Audigier V, Ressaire Q, Benyamina M, Lambert J, Maki G, Homyrda L, Toubert A, Legrand M. Severe Altered Immune Status After Burn Injury Is Associated With Bacterial Infection and Septic Shock. Front Immunol. 2021 Mar 2;12:586195. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.586195. eCollection 2021.

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Sadeq F, Poster J, Chu C, Weber J, Lydon M, Begis MD, Sheridan RL, Uygun K. Specific patterns of vital sign fluctuations predict infection and enable sepsis diagnosis in pediatric burn patients. PLoS One. 2022 Feb 7;17(2):e0263421. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263421. eCollection 2022.

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Niggemann P, Rittirsch D, Buehler PK, Schweizer R, Giovanoli P, Reding T, Graf R, Plock JA, Klein HJ. Incidence and Time Point of Sepsis Detection as Related to Different Sepsis Definitions in Severely Burned Patients and Their Accompanying Time Course of Pro-Inflammatory Biomarkers. J Pers Med. 2021 Jul 23;11(8):701. doi: 10.3390/jpm11080701.

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Adams R, Henry KE, Sridharan A, Soleimani H, Zhan A, Rawat N, Johnson L, Hager DN, Cosgrove SE, Markowski A, Klein EY, Chen ES, Saheed MO, Henley M, Miranda S, Houston K, Linton RC, Ahluwalia AR, Wu AW, Saria S. Prospective, multi-site study of patient outcomes after implementation of the TREWS machine learning-based early warning system for sepsis. Nat Med. 2022 Jul;28(7):1455-1460. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01894-0. Epub 2022 Jul 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Henry KE, Adams R, Parent C, Soleimani H, Sridharan A, Johnson L, Hager DN, Cosgrove SE, Markowski A, Klein EY, Chen ES, Saheed MO, Henley M, Miranda S, Houston K, Linton RC 2nd, Ahluwalia AR, Wu AW, Saria S. Factors driving provider adoption of the TREWS machine learning-based early warning system and its effects on sepsis treatment timing. Nat Med. 2022 Jul;28(7):1447-1454. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01895-z. Epub 2022 Jul 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Tran NK, Albahra S, Pham TN, Holmes JH 4th, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri TL, Wajda J, Rashidi HH. Novel application of an automated-machine learning development tool for predicting burn sepsis: proof of concept. Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 23;10(1):12354. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69433-w.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Rashidi HH, Sen S, Palmieri TL, Blackmon T, Wajda J, Tran NK. Early Recognition of Burn- and Trauma-Related Acute Kidney Injury: A Pilot Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques. Sci Rep. 2020 Jan 14;10(1):205. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-57083-6.

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15221617 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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HT94252320022

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

USUHS.2025-153

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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