Connectivity and Neural Signatures of Consciousness In Unresponsive States (CONSCIUS) - a Study of Brain Activity in Disorders of Consciousness
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The CONSCIUS study is a prospective, interventional study including patients with acute brain injury and impaired consciousness implanted with intracranial electrodes. The aim of the study is to investigate seizures and thalamocortical neural dynamics underlying behavioral unresponsiveness.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• 18 years old or older
• Brain injury of any kind, with impaired consciousness or suspected seizures
Locations
Other Locations
Belgium
UZLeuven
RECRUITING
Leuven
Contact Information
Primary
Steven Smeijers, MD
steven.smeijers@uzleuven.be
+32 16 34 48 00
Backup
Tom Theys, MD PhD
tom.theys@uzleuven.be
+32 16 34 48 00
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-01-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 20
Treatments
Experimental: Acute brain injury
Patients with acute brain injury with reduced consciousness that undergo multimodal intracranial monitoring, or with suspected seizures
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Research Foundation Flanders
Leads: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven