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Bedside Optical Retinal Assessment of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in Infants

Completed
Conditions
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Interventions
Device: Optical Coherence Tomography
Registration Number
NCT03640494
Lead Sponsor
Duke University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop a novel noninvasive bedside optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging technique in newborn infants with HIE that improves our ability to assess the range of retinal effects from HIE and to diagnose and monitor treatments of HIE.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
57
Inclusion Criteria

Infants are eligible if:

  • Admitted to the intensive care nursery, outborn or inborn, with a clinical diagnosis of HIE; and with the approval of the neonatologist
  • A parent or legal guardian provides written informed consent
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Exclusion Criteria

Potentially eligible infants will be excluded if:

• Congenital or chromosomal anomaly that has a profound impact on brain or eye development (e.g. anencephaly, congenital cataract or Peter's anomaly) and infants for whom there has been a clinical decision to limit life support.

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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Neonates with a clinical HIE diagnosisOptical Coherence Tomography48 neonates with a clinical diagnosis of HIE will be recruited from the patient populations of Duke University Health System and the University of Utah. All subject will have bedside optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging performed at various time points while in the intensive care nursery.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MRI brain injury scorefrom 4 to 14 days after birth

MRI scoring: global score of overall injury \[0-138\] characterized as mild \[0-11\], moderate \[12-32\], or severe \[\>32\].

Retinal injury morphologies on optical coherence tomographybirth to 10 days

Composite injury score from presence or absence of 5 morphologies on optical coherence tomography: 1) cystoid spaces,2) ganglion cell layer abnormality, 3) paracentral acute middle maculopathy, 4) hemorrhages, 5) photoreceptor ellipsoid zone at the fovea

Inner macular layer thickness on optical coherence tomographybirth to 10 days

Deviation in the thickness from internal limiting membrane to outer plexiform layer across the macula (500, 1000 and 2000μm from the fovea): 0 to 500 microns

Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness on optical coherence tomographybirth to 10 days

Deviation in the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in the papillomacular bundle: 0 to 150 microns

Clinical hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy scorebirth to 6 hours

hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy clinical score, within the first 6 hours of life, based on the modified Sarnat staging scale: mild, moderate or severe

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Choroidal thickness on optical coherence tomographybirth to 9 weeks

Deviation in choroidal thickness across macula(500, 1000 and 2000μm from the fovea): 20 to 800 microns

thickness of macular nerve fiber layerbirth to 9 weeks

Deviation in nerve fiber layer thickness across macula(500, 1000 and 2000μm from the fovea): 0 to 100 microns

thickness of macular ganglion cell layerbirth to 9 weeks

Deviation in ganglion cell layer thickness across macula(500, 1000 and 2000μm from the fovea): 0 to 200 microns

thickness of inner nuclear layerbirth to 9 weeks

Deviation in total retinal thickness across macula (500, 1000 and 2000μm from the fovea): 0 to 400 microns

Longitudinal change in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness on optical coherence tomographybirth to 9 weeks

Deviation in the retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in the papillomacular bundle: 0 to 150 microns

Total macular layer thickness on optical coherence tomographybirth to 9 weeks

Deviation in total retinal thickness across macula (500, 1000 and 2000μm from the fovea): 0 to 500 microns

pattern of MRI injuryfrom 4 to 14 days after birth

Patterns of injury characterized descriptively as white matter, focal cortical, deep nuclear brain matter, or global based on the scoring methods of Bednadrek N et al.

Optic nerve head morphologybirth to 9 weeks

optic nerve head elevation and cup as a composite morphology: normal, excavated, elevated, bowing of retinal pigment epithelium

Center foveal thicknessbirth to 9 weeks

Deviation in retinal thickness at the foveal center

thickness of photoreceptor layerbirth to 9 weeks

Deviation in total retinal thickness across macula(500, 1000 and 2000μm from the fovea): 0 to 200 microns

Longitudinal change in inner macular layer thickness on optical coherence tomographybirth to 9 weeks

Deviation in the thickness from internal limiting membrane to outer plexiform layer across the macula (500, 1000 and 2000μm from the fovea): 0 to 500 microns

Center ellipsoid zone thicknessbirth to 9 weeks

Deviation in retinal thickness at the foveal center: 0 to 100 microns

thickness of inner plexiform layerbirth to 9 weeks

Deviation in inner plexiform layer thickness across macula (500, 1000 and 2000μm from the fovea): 0 to 100 microns

Longitudinal change in retinal injury morphologies on optical coherence tomographybirth to 9 weeks

Composite injury score from presence or absence of 5 morphologies on optical coherence tomography: 1) cystoid spaces,2) ganglion cell layer abnormality, 3) paracentral acute middle maculopathy, 4) hemorrhages, 5) photoreceptor ellipsoid zone at the fovea

Late clinical hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy score1 to 8 days

Composite hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy severity score based on: examination after rewarming, early feeding behavior score, seizure score and electroencephalogram score

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Duke University Health System

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

University of Utah

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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