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Optic Nerve Ultrasound for Traumatic Brain Injury

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Led By Sean Montgomery
Research Sponsored by Duke University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up approximately 10 minutes at the time of ultrasounds
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will develop a non-invasive ultrasound test to see when people with severe brain injuries need immediate, life-saving treatment.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for healthy volunteers who can legally consent to participate. It's designed to help develop a noninvasive test for urgent situations in severe traumatic brain injuries.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing the use of optic nerve ultrasounds as a way to detect increased intracranial pressure in individuals with severe traumatic brain injury without invasive procedures.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves noninvasive ultrasound, there are minimal expected side effects, primarily related to discomfort or minor pain from the ultrasound probe.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~approximately 10 minutes at the time of ultrasounds
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and approximately 10 minutes at the time of ultrasounds for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Optic nerve sheath diameter

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Traumatic Brain Injury PatientsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Healthy VolunteersActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Duke UniversityLead Sponsor
2,363 Previous Clinical Trials
3,420,386 Total Patients Enrolled
United States Department of DefenseFED
863 Previous Clinical Trials
227,479 Total Patients Enrolled
Sean MontgomeryPrincipal InvestigatorDuke University

Media Library

Optic Nerve Ultrasounds Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04515212 — N/A
Traumatic Brain Injury Research Study Groups: Healthy Volunteers, Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Trial 2023: Optic Nerve Ultrasounds Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04515212 — N/A
Optic Nerve Ultrasounds 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04515212 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are younger participants eligible to join this research effort?

"The prerequisites for this trial are that individuals must be aged between 18 and 99. Evidently, 61 separate clinical trials have been designed specifically to accommodate minors while an additional 226 cater to elderly patients."

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How many individuals are enrolled in this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative. Details on clinicaltrials.gov demonstrate that this trial, which was originally uploaded to the website on March 2nd 2021, is currently seeking enrolment from 120 individuals at one site."

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May I be a participant in this trial?

"This clinical trial seeks a cohort of 120 individuals with traumatic brain injury (tbi) aged 18-99. In order to be eligible, applicants must satisfy two conditions: possess the capacity for legally effective consent and demonstrate general healthiness as determined by volunteer medical professionals."

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Are there any vacancies left in this clinical trial for participants?

"Yes, the evidence available on clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this experiment is still open for recruitment. It was initially uploaded on February 3rd 2021 and last updated November 11th 2021; seeking 120 participants from one site."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Indiana
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
Duke University Medical Center
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria

How responsive is this trial?

Typically responds via
Email
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
In-Field Detection of Intracranial Pressure
2021. "In-Field Detection of Intracranial Pressure". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04515212.
~21 spots leftby Dec 2024
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