Computer predicts brain danger before it strikes
NCT ID NCT06966713
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a computer tool that predicts when the brain is about to swell or run low on oxygen in people with severe traumatic brain injury. About 120 adults in the ICU will be monitored, and the tool's predictions will be checked for accuracy. The goal is to give doctors a heads-up so they can act before permanent damage occurs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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
Traumatic brain injury patients admitted to University of Chicago or Baylor College of Medicine
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Patients age \>18 years old * Severe TBI, determined by initial Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score after resuscitation and without the influence of paralytics or sedation, (GCS score ≤8, motor score ≤5, not following commands) * The clinical need for ICP and/or PbtO2 monitoring according to the BTF guidelines * Be able to enroll during the course of their stay in the ICU Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological exam suggesting imminent brain death (bilateral, fixed and dilated pupils) or questionable accuracy of the neurologic exam (high blood alcohol level and/or seizure activity \< 30 minutes of exam) * Evidence of pregnancy (urine or blood test) * Placement of intracranial monitoring is contraindicated (e.g., uncorrected coagulopathy, depressed skull fracture) * Inability to obtain informed consent from legal authorized representative (LAR) prior to research procedures * Participation in another interventional clinical trial (coenrollment with the BOOST3 (CIRB19-0228) trial is allowed\*) * Prisoner
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor college of medicine
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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