Clinical Research Directory

Screening Emotions in Adolescents at the Hospital for mTBI

The goal of this observational study is to develop and validate a clinical tool to predict which adolescents aged 11 to less than 18 years of age with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are at an increased risk for developing significant new or worsening mental health conditions. The main aims the study wish to answer are: * Does the adolescent have new or worsening depression or anxiety defined as a change from their previous medical history using self-reported questionnaires at either one or three months post-injury? * Does the adolescent have unmet mental health care needs, defined as not receiving any mental or behavior health care in patients with new or worsening anxiety or depression as defined by the self reported questionnaires? Participants will be enrolled after being diagnosed in the emergency department (ED) with an mTBI. During the ED visit, the child's parent/caregiver and the adolescent will complete several questionnaires related to mental health which include tools to measure anxiety and depression. Participants will be asked to complete these questionnaires again at 1 month and 3 months post enrollment.

Severe Acquired Brain Injuries: Prognostic Factors and Quality of Care

The main purpose of this project is to identify the medium-term prognostic factors for patients with Severe Acquired Brain Injuries and evaluate their impact. The secondary aim is to create a system of continuous assessment of the quality of care for each rehabilitation unit.

The Relationship Between Brain Injury Biomarkers in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood of Patients After Cardiac Arrest and Prognosis

This study is a single-center, prospective, observational study. After successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation for patients with cardiac arrest, they will be transferred to the emergency intensive care unit for further standardized targeted temperature management. When evaluating that the patient meets the indications for lumbar puncture and there are no contraindications for lumbar puncture, lumbar puncture examinations will be completed immediately after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), at 24 hours of hypothermia, at 72 hours of hypothermia, and after rewarming. Routine cerebrospinal fluid examinations such as cerebrospinal fluid routine, cerebrospinal fluid biochemistry, and cerebrospinal fluid lactate will be sent for inspection. At the same time, 6 ml of cerebrospinal fluid will be retained and stored in a refrigerator at -80°C. After sample collection is completed, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) will be used to detect markers such as NSE, HCH-L1, NFL, tau, MBP, GFAP, and S100β. While performing the lumbar puncture examination, peripheral blood will be collected. After centrifugation for 10 minutes (4000 revolutions), serum will be retained and stored in a refrigerator at -80°C to complete the examination of the above markers. After 3 months, the patient\'s neurological function prognosis will be followed up according to the Pittsburgh Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) scale.

Autologous Stem Cell Study for Adult TBI (Phase 2b)

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of intravenous infusion of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNC) on brain structure and neurocognitive/functional outcomes after severe traumatic brain (TBI) injury in adults. The primary objective is to determine if the intravenous infusion of autologous BMMNC after severe TBI results in structural preservation of global gray matter (GM) volume and white matter (WM) volume and integrity; as well as select regions of interest in the corpus callosum. THe secondary objectives are to determine if autologous BMMNC infusion improves functional and neurocognitive deficits in adults after TBI; reduces the neuroinflammatory response to TBI; evaluate spleen size and splenic blood flow over time using ultrasound and corresponding changes in inflammatory cytokines; and infusion related toxicity and long-term follow-up safety evaluations.