Status:
UNKNOWN
Characterizing Hemorrhage in Acute Spinal Cord Injury With MRI
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Department of Defense
Conditions:
Traumatic Spinal Cord Haemorrhage
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study is designed to determine whether hemorrhage within the injured spinal cord is influenced by mean arterial pressure (MAP) augmentation with vasopressors and by venous thromboembolism (VTE) pr...
Detailed Description
This will be a single-center prospective observational study of patients with an acute cervical traumatic spinal cord injury
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Acute tSCI injury involving bony spinal levels between C0 and T1
- Baseline Asia Impairment Scale (AIS) grade of A, B, or C
- Admission to study site within 24 hours of injury
- Male or female age 19 or older
- Able and willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Pathological fracture due to metabolic condition or neoplasia
- Spinal cord injury due to infection
- Presence of pacemaker, aneurysm clip or other device which is a contraindication to MRI
- BMI \> 40 and unable to fit within the MRI scanner
- Multiple life threatening injuries (ISS \>16) that make transport to MRI not in the patient's best interest
- Any condition that, at the time of admission, prevents a complete ISNCSCI assessment from being performed
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 6 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04758377
Start Date
February 6 2021
End Date
June 1 2025
Last Update
July 3 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada