Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Thermal Imaging of Infants Undergoing Cooling for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)

This study has been withdrawn prior to enrollment.

(this is an accidentical duplication of 090575Walsh NCT01128673 and I would like to remove)

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

William Walsh, Vanderbilt University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00993564

First received: October 5, 2009

Last updated: July 5, 2013

Last verified: July 2013

History of Changes

Purpose

The investigators will determine if the MRI can be used to determine the temperature inside the brain. This is an important piece of information now that cooling the brain is being used to decrease brain damage in infants who had a decrease in brain oxygen or flow around the time of birth.

Condition
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy


Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Case-Only Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title:	MRI Thermal Imaging of Infants Undergoing Cooling for HIE

Further study details as provided by William Walsh, Vanderbilt University:

Primary Outcome Measures:

We will determine if the MRI temperature measurement protocol gives different distributions of temperature within the brain of infants undergoing cooling and the same infant rewarmed. [ Time Frame: One day ]


Enrollment:	0
Study Start Date:	September 2009
Study Completion Date:	July 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts
Selective head cooled infants cooled Infants with HIE who have undergone head cooling for the amelioration of HIE
Selective head cooled infants rewarmed Same infants after rewarming

Detailed Description:

There are presently two modes of providing cooling for the infant with HIE: 1) systemic cooling of the entire body (Body Cooling) to 33.5°C documented by rectal temperature and 2) selective head cooling via an FDA approved Cool-cap device which cools the rectal temperature to 34.5°C by applying a continuous flow of very cold (10°C) water to the scalp. The potential advantage of the latter approach lies in the brain being selectively cooled relative to the rectal temperature. Experimental direct temperature measurements in animals have shown that both methods cool the brain; however, despite FDA approval and world-wide application, no one has ever demonstrated that the brain of a human can be cooled effectively, and it is further not known if the cooling is uniform. Most investigators assume the surface will be cooled to a greater degree than the deep brain structures, especially with selective head cooling.We will use a modification of the information obtained from the MRI to determine the distribution of temperatures within the infants brain.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	up to 5 Days (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Newborn infants who are treated with cooling for the amelioration of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of HIE and candidate for cooling
Stable enough to undergo MRI scan while cooled
Quiet enough to undergo MRI scan without further sedation
Parent informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Infant too unstable to undergo MRI scan
Infant too active to undergo MRI scan

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00993564

Locations


United States, Tennessee
Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hosptial at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232

Sponsors and Collaborators

Vanderbilt University

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	William F Walsh, MD	Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

More Information


Responsible Party:	William Walsh, Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00993564 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	090575
Study First Received:	October 5, 2009
Last Updated:	July 5, 2013

Keywords provided by William Walsh, Vanderbilt University:


Therapeutic hypothermia Head cooling Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy Newborn

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Ischemia Brain Diseases Brain Ischemia Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain Pathologic Processes Central Nervous System Diseases	Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Hypoxia, Brain

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