Biochemical Diagnostics of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Concussion in Children and Adolescents
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic
- Sponsor
- Medicortex Finland Oy
- Enrollment
- 58
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Biomarker profiles
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The study will enroll children and adolescents (0 - 17 years) suspected of having concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). Samples of urine and saliva will be collected from the patients as well as from corresponding age- and gender-adjusted healthy controls.
Detailed Description
The collected samples will be alienated to the Sponsor who will perform biochemical studies to identify and measure from the samples relative level of the brain injury-specific biomarkers.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •The subject is suspected of having an isolated mild TBI (Glasgow Coma Score 13 - 15)
- •No more that 6 hours elapsed from the incident of injury at the first sampling
- •The patient is conscious
- •Informed consent received from the legal guardian, and the subject him-/herself when literate and capable of understanding study measures
Exclusion Criteria
- •More than 6 hours elapsed from the injury, or unknown time of trauma
- •Multi-trauma patient
- •History of head injury, seizures or stroke within three preceding months
- •Chronic neurodegenerative, metabolic or autoimmune disease
- •Known existing neurological condition
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Biomarker profiles
Time Frame: 12 months
Characterization of different glycan structures present in the sample by mass spectrometry analysis
Biomarker levels
Time Frame: 12 months
Quantitative measurement of the novel glycan-based biomarker using a lectin-binding assay