Inflammatory Cytokine Variations in Traumatic Injury Responses

Completed

Conditions studied: Traumatic Complication of Injury

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the type of surgery (orthopaedic, general surgery, thoracic, etc.) affects the level of cytokines and thus potentially the risk of multisystem organ failure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00593892

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

90

Starts

2007-05-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-10-29

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patient 19 years and older
• Sustained trauma injuries with Injury Severity Score greater than 9

You may not qualify if…

• Under 19 years of age
• Prisoners
• Pregnancy
• Unwilling or unable to give informed consent

Where it is running

• The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Orthopaedic Trauma — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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