Mission Connect Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Integrated Clinical Protocol

Summary

The purpose of this study is to improve the ability to diagnose problems after mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and to test a drug that may improve the outcome from these injuries. Of the more than 1.5 million people who experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year in the United States, as many as 75% sustain a mild TBI which can cause long-term or permanent impairments/disabilities in a significant proportion of patients. In addition, traumatic brain injury has become a signature injury of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For people with these injuries, it is difficult to determine whether symptoms are due to the head injury or another condition, such as Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. In this project, there are 3 observational studies that involve testing of mental functions and behavior, imaging of the brain with special x-ray procedures, and blood samples to look at glandular function, which may be affected by head injury. A fourth study is a test of a drug, atorvastatin, which may provide protection for injured brain cells and improve outcome. By collecting and analyzing the information from these tests, it will be possible to make the process of diagnosing mild TBI or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) more precise, and also to see if atorvastatin is a helpful drug for patients with MTBI.

Conditions

• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

DRUG

Atorvastatin

In this Phase II randomized clinical trial of 200 MTBI subjects to evaluate atorvastatin as a neuroprotective agent, subjects will receive either active drug or placebo (1:1 randomization) for 7 days, starting within 24 hours of the brain injury. The dosage for subjects in the treatment group will be weight-based at 1mg/kgm, up to 80 mg, which will be the maximal dose. Subjects will be monitored at 3-4 days after injury by phone, then with follow-up visits at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months.

DRUG

Placebo

In this Phase II randomized clinical trial of 200 MTBI subjects to evaluate atorvastatin as a neuroprotective agent, subjects will receive either active drug or placebo (1:1 randomization) for 7 days, starting within 24 hours of the brain injury. For the placebo group, subjects will take a daily dose of an inert preparation, visually indistinguishable from the active agent. They will take this preparation for seven days, started within 24 hours of MTBI, and their outcome will be compared with the group of subjects receiving active drug. Subjects will be monitored at 3-4 days after injury by phone, then with follow-up visits at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

  collaborator OTHER

• Baylor College of Medicine

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Claudia S Robertson, MD · Baylor College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

50 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2010-02-28

Primary Completion

2015-03-31

Completion

2015-06-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations