Blood tests could guide oxygen therapy for severe brain injury
NCT ID NCT04855396
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether certain proteins in the blood can help doctors monitor severe traumatic brain injury and predict who might benefit from hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Researchers will analyze blood samples from 150 patients already enrolled in a larger trial testing different doses of hyperbaric oxygen. The goal is to find reliable markers that could make future treatment more personalized and clinical trials more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors tailor hyperbaric oxygen therapy to individual patients and make future clinical trials more efficient.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that does not directly test a treatment. The findings may not lead to improved outcomes or may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The investigators plan to enroll a maximum of 150 male and female subjects among multiple clinical sites.
- Ages
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16 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Enrolled in HOBIT (this is an ancillary study to the HOBIT Trial) Exclusion Criteria: * Profoundly anemic (subjects who are profoundly anemic require blood transfusion) * Blood samples cannot be obtained
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
11 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Detroit Receiving Hospital
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Duke University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Hamilton General Hospital
SUSPENDEDHamilton, Ontario, L8L 2X2, Canada
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Hennepin County Medical Center
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States
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OSU Wexner Medical Center
SUSPENDEDColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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St. Mary's Medical Center
SUSPENDEDWest Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States
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UCSD Medical Center - Hillcrest Hospital
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92103, United States
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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Kentucky Hospital
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Maryland Medical Center
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
SUSPENDEDOmaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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