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Spinal cord injury-induced immude deficiency Syndrome: Natuarl killer (NK) cell functionality after spinal cord injury

Conditions
G82
Paraplegia and tetraplegia
Registration Number
DRKS00009855
Lead Sponsor
Charité Campus Charité Mitte
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
67
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with acute isolated spinal cord injury (AIS A-D) planned
for surgical stabilization and decompression, lesion may include
more than 1 segment
- Patients with acute isolated spinal fracture planned for surgical
stabilization, lesion may include more than 1 segment
- = 2 spinal cord or vertebral lesions definable one from another
- Documented informed consent of the patient

Exclusion Criteria

- Non-traumatic spinal cord injury
- 2 or more spinal cord or vertebral lesions definable one from
another
- Severe polytrauma (definition: patients with severe injuries of
life-sustaining organ systems, which per se and in the acute phase
are life-threatening (e.g., severe pelvic trauma, severe body cavity
injuries)
- Concomitant traumatic brain injury (TBI) (definition: i) Patients
with persisting neurological deficit in consequence of the TBI, ii)
patient with severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale = 8), and iii) patients
with intracranial pressure monitoring sensors.)
- Neoplasia and/or antineoplastic therapy
- Rheumatic disease, collagenosis, vasculitis or other autoimmune
disease
- Preexisting chronic infectious disease (before the injury)
- Preexisting systemic steroid treatment
- Severe alcohol or drug addiction
- Pregnancy, lactation

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
K cell cytotoxicity (CD107a Expression) nach PMA/ionomycin through Flow Cytometry (FACS) 10 weeks after SCI
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
K cell cytokine (IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha) production after PMA/ionomycin Stimulation through flow cytometry (FACS) 10 weeks after SCI
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