A Model for Predicting Cognitive and Emotional Health From Structural and Functional Neurocircuitry Following Traumatic Brain Injury
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 190
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Diffusion Weighted Imaging Metric: fractional anisotropy (FA)
研究概览
简要总结
Abnormalities in structural and functional connectivity between brain regions have been suggested as putative biomarkers of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and significant contributors to neuropsychological functioning and injury outcome. The purpose of this study is to use two advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques called diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and resting state functional MRI to compare structural and functional connectivity between individuals with documented mild TBI and healthy controls. To evaluate the significance of structural and functional connectivity for behavior, the brain imaging data will then be related to measures of cognition and emotion. Over a 4-year period, 150 adults with documented mild TBI and 30 healthy controls will participate in the study.
The study will investigate the following questions and hypotheses:
- Evaluate the DWI metric fractional anisotropy (FA) as a measure of white matter integrity across multiple stages of recovery following mild TBI relative to healthy controls. It is hypothesized that mild TBI will be associated with greater white matter abnormalities than healthy controls.
- It is hypothesized that there will be a relationship between FA, cognition and emotion as a function of the injury.
- It is hypothesized that functional connectivity will be related to FA.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 45 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •English as first language
- •Ability to provide informed consent
- •For TBI group: documented TBI experienced within 12 months prior to testing.
排除标准
- •Metal within the body, claustrophobia or other contraindications for MRI
- •Complicating medical conditions that may influence the outcome of neuropsychological assessment or neuroimaging (e.g., HIV, brain tumor, etc.)
- •Less than 9th grade education
- •History of alcoholism or substance use disorder
- •Excess current alcohol use or illicit substance use
- •for Healthy Controls (HC): life-time history of TBI or Axis I disorder
- •Pregnancy (ruled out by urine β-HCG)
- •Colorblindness
- •for HC: Having participated in a sport with a high risk of concussive/subconcussive blows for a period of at least 1 month including but not limited to: football, rugby, boxing, ice hockey, wrestling, soccer, martial arts
结局指标
主要结局
Diffusion Weighted Imaging Metric: fractional anisotropy (FA)
时间窗: Measured on the day of the MRI scan
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
William D. Killgore
Principal Investigator
University of Arizona