Study of Eye Pressure as a Predictor of Intracranial Pressure in the Acutely Head-Injured Population

NCT00534157 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2004H0126
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 37
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the pressure in the eye of a severely head-injured person correlates with the pressure in the person's skull. This is a prospective study of patients aged 18 and older who have experienced a traumatic closed head injury and are intubated either before or during the time they are in the Emergency Department (ED). Identified patients have an eye pressure measurement performed in the trauma bay by an OSU ED physician not involved in their care. Information about their hospital stay, including the first brain pressure measurement if a such a measuring device is used, will be collected. In addition, the outcome of their hospital stay will be recorded.

Conditions

Craniocerebral Trauma

Keywords

intracranial pressure; intraocular pressure; tonometry

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients with suspected acute traumatic head injury
• Intubated prior to arrival in the Emergency Department or in the Emergency Department, including patients transferred from other facilities

You may not qualify if:

• Too unstable to allow the investigator access to the head of the bed to perform tonometry.
• Severe ocular or facial trauma such that an intact globe is not accessible
• Known history of glaucoma
• Penetrating head injury
• Patients that undergo operative decompression prior to the placement of an intracranial pressure monitor may be screened in the trauma bay and have an intraocular pressure obtained; however, these patients will not be included in the intraocular / intracranial pressure analysis.
• Known allergy to latex or tetracaine

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ohio State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Ohio State University Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Craniocerebral Trauma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Trauma, Nervous System; Nervous System Diseases; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Brian C Hiestand, MD

  The Ohio State University Department of Emergency Medicine

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: DEFINED POPULATION
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 21, 2007
• First Posted: September 24, 2007
• Study Start: June 1, 2004
• Study Completion: April 1, 2007
• Last Updated: September 24, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-03

Locations

US (1)