Brain oxygen monitoring may boost recovery after severe head trauma

NCT ID NCT03754114

First seen Jan 03, 2026 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 21 times

Summary

This study compares two standard methods for treating severe traumatic brain injury in the ICU. One method monitors only brain pressure, while the other also tracks brain oxygen levels. Researchers want to see if adding oxygen monitoring helps improve recovery and survival. About 1,094 patients aged 14 and older with severe head injuries are taking part.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ben Taub General Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • CIUSSS-NIM Hopital du Sacre - Coeur de Montreal

    Montreal, H4J 1C5, Canada

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Cooper University Hospital

    Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States

  • Detroit Receiving Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • Duke University Hospital

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Froedtert Hospital

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Grady Memorial Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States

  • Harborview Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • Jacobi Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Maine Medical Center

    Portland, Maine, 04102, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02128, United States

  • NYP Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital

    Flushing, New York, 11355, United States

  • North Shore University Hospital

    Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States

  • OSU Wexner Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Oregon Health & Science University Hospital

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • Parkland Hospital

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Regions Hospital

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States

  • Riverside Methodist Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43214, United States

  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90095-7436, United States

  • SUNY Upstate Medical University

    Syracuse, New York, 13210, United States

  • San Francisco General Hospital

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • St. Michaels Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada

  • St. Vincent Hospital

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

  • Stanford University Medical Center

    Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States

  • Strong Memorial Hospital

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • The Queen's Medical Center

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • UC Davis Medical Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

  • UF Health Shands Hospital

    Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States

  • UMASS Memorial Medical Center

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States

  • UPMC Presbyterian Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States

  • University of Calgary - Foothills Medical Centre

    Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9, Canada

  • University of Chicago Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

  • University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • University of Maryland Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • University of New Mexico Hospital

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States

  • University of North Carolina Medical Center

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States

  • University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

  • University of Utah Healthcare

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

  • VCU Medical Center

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

  • WVU Healthcare Ruby Memorial Hospital

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States

  • Yale New Haven Hospital

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States

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