The EBC Recovery Study
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Auditory stimuli.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Traumatic Brain Injury, Intracerebral Haemorrhage, Subarachnoid Haemorrhagic Stroke. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Electrophysiologic Biomarkers of Consciousness (EBC) Recovery After Brain Injury
Overview
The purpose of this research study to find out if clinically unconscious acute brain injury patients that show brain activation to music and language on electroencephalogram (EEG) (bedside test) have better outcomes and wake up in the future.
Interventions
- Diagnostic test Auditory stimuli
Auditory stimuli (passive, active perturbations)
Primary outcome measures
- Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE) Scale [Time frame: Up to 5 years]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Coma Recovery Scale - Revised (CRS-R) [Time frame: Up to 5 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
For ABI Participants
- ABI adult (18 years and older) patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit
- Unconscious with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) \<8 on presentation and unable to follow bedside commands.
- A negative COVID-19 test on arrival
For Healthy Volunteers:
- 18 years and older
Exclusion criteria
For All Participants:
- \<18 years of age
- Pregnant woman
- Patients with cardiac arrest on presentation
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
United States · 2 centers
- Jackson Memorial Hospital — Miami
- Columbia University — New York
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04712591 · 20191143