Automated Robotic TCD in Traumatic Brain Injury

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Conditions studied: Brain Injuries, Traumatic

In brief

This study's objective is to determine the safety, feasibility and efficacy of prolonged automated robotic TCD monitoring in critically ill patients with severe TBI across multiple clinical sites with varying levels of TCD availability and experience

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05848297

Run by

Virginia Commonwealth University

People needed

30

Starts

2025-05-20

Expected to finish

2027-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults ≥18
• Blunt TBI with Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) ≤8
• Injury within 72 hours
• Adequate TCD windows
• Ability to obtain informed consent from a Legally Authorized Representative (LAR)

You may not qualify if…

• Catastrophic brain injury with grim prognosis (e.g.: GCS 3 with bilateral mid-position pupil)
• C- spine fracture with evidence of spinal cord injury
• Severe skull or scalp injury precluding device placement
• Planned decompressive hemicraniectomy
• Continuous fever for >6 hours at the time of enrollment (despite treatment)
• Lack of TCD window

Where it is running

• Virginia Commonwealth University — Richmond, Virginia, United States (enrolling)
• University of California, Davis — Davis, California, United States
• Wake Forest University — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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