Clinical Trials Logo

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

NCT number NCT02262507
Other study ID # 2013-5717
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 2013
Est. completion date June 2014

Study information

Verified date November 2020
Source Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Significant morbidity, mortality, and related costs are caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI). A simple, effective, and lightweight device worn by athletes or war fighters in the field, designed to mitigate TBI resulting from blast trauma or concussive events, would save lives, and the huge costs currently being experienced for life-treatment of surviving victims. An externally-worn medical device that applies mild jugular compression according to the principle of the Queckenstedt Maneuver (the Device) is being developed by Q30 Labs, LLC (Q30). Initial research suggests that the Device has the potential to reduce the likelihood of TBI. The rationale for testing wideband absorbance and Oto-acoustics emissions (OAE) is that the investigators need a physiologic, non-invasive method to evaluate the brain responses to mild jugular compression across multiple age groups. To determine this with MR imaging is currently cost prohibitive. The investigators pilot data from the parent IRB indicates a consistent response measured via wideband absorbance in young adults. Therefore, a preliminary step to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the neck collar device is to employ this technology across a wide range of ages.


Description:

For the testing sessions, subjects may either come to our testing site or the investigators may bring the testing to their location (e.g. schools, work). The subjects will be fitted with a device around your neck, like a neck tie. The Device incorporates two bulges localized over the site of the internal jugular veins bilaterally. Experiments performed with jugular Doppler ultrasound demonstrate that while wearing the Device, flows within the jugular veins are reduced, while flow within the carotid arteries and all portions of the cerebrum are preserved (JA Fisher, unpublished data). Thus, application of the Device to the subject will not cause any untoward health risks (IRB# 2013-2240 safety testing performed on this Device). The pressure exerted by the Device on the region of the neck superficial to the internal jugular vein is akin to the pressure felt when a person yawns or wears a snugly fitting necktie. The methods are utilized in prior approved IRB (2013-2240).. Station I: Consent to Participate Each participant will review the Institutional Review Board approved consent to participate form prior to data collection. They will be given an adequate amount of time to ask questions to the study coordinator, or the person obtaining consent, and then make their decision to participate or not participate. If they wish to participate, they will be asked to sign the informed consent form. For middle school and high school subjects recruited via the investigators relationship with the schools, this station will be designated to review consent and assent forms to ensure that proper signatures have been obtained. Station II: Device Fitting and Ultrasound The subjects will be outfitted with the device by a staff member appropriately trained in fitting the device in the proper location. Station III: Wideband Absorbance and Oto-Acoustic Emissions This station will help determine the effectiveness of the device by measuring the auditory response of a clicking noise that will be non-invasively imparted into the subject's outer ear. For both tests, a soft silicone tip is placed into the outer ear, and sounds are delivered via a miniature speaker. For the wideband absorbance test, absorbed acoustic responses will be monitored to provide information on the operation of the collar device. These are measured as changes in the acoustic absorbance of the ear. For the oto-acoustic emission test, tones or clicks will be presented to the ear with the same soft ear probe and recording microphones pick up the oto-acoustic emission coming back from the outer hair cells of the inner ear. The computer averages and processes the responses in reference to a noise floor across a specified frequency range, displaying the results on the computer screen for the tester. The oto-acoustic emissions test also provides a brief hearing screening to determine if hearing is normal. Evidence indicates that wideband absorbance and oto-acoustic emissions will be altered with increased intracranial pressure, thus this simple, non-invasive exam will provide feedback on the effectiveness of the device. During the wideband absorbance and oto-acoustic emissions testing the study participants will also be fitted with a compressive circumferential neck collar which can provide variable and specific levels of pressure. The pressure is achieved by inflatable pods that sit adjacent to the trachea affixed to a non-stretch adjustable collar. Manual inflation is regulated and monitored by an experience operator/ technician through a bulb style pump and an electronic gauge. Testing will occur without pressure and then with pressures applied up to 40mmHg. Station IV: Hearing Assessment Otoscopy will be performed by an audiologist to note any ear blockages, such as wax or drainage for exclusion purposes. The oto-acoustic emissions test will be interpreted to determine if normal responses were obtained in each ear. If abnormal, a hearing screening using pure tone audiometry screening will be provided free of charge. In the event that the hearing screening is determined to be abnormal, the subject will receive the results which may be shared with their primary care provider to determine any need for referral for follow-up. If a subject is seen for follow-up at CCHMC following an abnormal hearing assessment, this visit and any follow up visits will not be paid for by this project and will be subject to insurance billing.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 410
Est. completion date June 2014
Est. primary completion date June 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 8 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - • Normal healthy volunteer - Able to provide written consent Exclusion Criteria: - • Unable to provide written consent - History of neurological deficits, previous cerebral infarction, or head trauma - Hydrocephalus - Known carotid hypersensitivity - Known increased intracranial pressure - Central vein thrombosis - Active concussion symptoms - Ventricular shunt or neurologic condition - Internal or external hardware that has been surgically placed in the neck - Any altered level of consciousness - Inability to sit still for 10 minutes

Study Design


Intervention

Device:
Device Wearing
Q30 collar - collar designed to be worn around the neck to apply slight pressure to jugular veins. Each subject will undergo repeat oto-acoustic measures both wearing the device and not wearing the device

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Number of Participants Undergoing Acoustic Reflectance Number of participants undergoing acoustic reflectance with and without the compression collar within single day
See also
  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Terminated NCT03052712 - Validation and Standardization of a Battery Evaluation of the Socio-emotional Functions in Various Neurological Pathologies N/A
Recruiting NCT05503316 - The Roll of Balance Confidence in Gait Rehabilitation in Persons With a Lesion of the Central Nervous System N/A
Completed NCT04356963 - Adjunct VR Pain Management in Acute Brain Injury N/A
Completed NCT03418129 - Neuromodulatory Treatments for Pain Management in TBI N/A
Terminated NCT03698747 - Myelin Imaging in Concussed High School Football Players
Recruiting NCT05130658 - Study to Improve Ambulation in Individuals With TBI Using Virtual Reality -Based Treadmill Training N/A
Recruiting NCT04560946 - Personalized, Augmented Cognitive Training (PACT) for Service Members and Veterans With a History of TBI N/A
Completed NCT05160194 - Gaining Real-Life Skills Over the Web N/A
Recruiting NCT02059941 - Managing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Without Intracranial Pressure Monitoring (ICP) Monitoring Guidelines N/A
Recruiting NCT03940443 - Differences in Mortality and Morbidity in Patients Suffering a Time-critical Condition Between GEMS and HEMS
Recruiting NCT03937947 - Traumatic Brain Injury Associated Radiological DVT Incidence and Significance Study
Completed NCT04465019 - Exoskeleton Rehabilitation on TBI
Recruiting NCT04530955 - Transitioning to a Valve-Gated Intrathecal Drug Delivery System (IDDS) N/A
Recruiting NCT03899532 - Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Traumatic Brain Injury N/A
Suspended NCT04244058 - Changes in Glutamatergic Neurotransmission of Severe TBI Patients Early Phase 1
Completed NCT03307070 - Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Depression in Patients With Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury N/A
Recruiting NCT04274777 - The Relationship Between Lipid Peroxidation Products From Traumatic Brain Injury and Secondary Coagulation Disorders
Withdrawn NCT04199130 - Cognitive Rehabilitation and Brain Activity of Attention-Control Impairment in TBI N/A
Withdrawn NCT05062148 - Fundamental and Applied Concussion Recovery Modality Research and Development: Applications for the Enhanced Recovery N/A
Withdrawn NCT03626727 - Evaluation of the Efficacy of Sodium Oxybate (Xyrem®) in Treatment of Post-traumatic Narcolepsy and Post-traumatic Hypersomnia Early Phase 1