Summary
The BEAM study is a multicenter, prospective, observational study in children supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The primary goals of this study are to develop and refine a brain injury multimarker panel for accurate neurologic monitoring at the bedside and early classification of mortality and disability outcomes of critically ill children supported on ECMO.
Conditions
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Children, Neurologic Injury
Recruitment Status
Active, not recruiting
Detailed Description
The specific aims are to: Determine if circulating levels of brain injury markers during ECMO and brain MRI abnormalities within 6 weeks after ECMO are associated with survival at 18 months after ECMO with a score ≥85 on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, third edition (VABS-III). Determine whether the presence and degree of inflammation during ECMO and markers of neuroinflammation on brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) within 6 weeks after ECMO are associated with survival at 18 months after ECMO with a score ≥85 on VABS-III. Determine whether metabolic and lipid neuroinflammatory pathways will distinguish between at-risk for, acute, and recovery phases of neurologic injury (NI) during ECMO.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Children (2 days to <18 years) cannulated onto ECMO and admitted to a pediatric or cardiac Intensive Care Unit at participating institutions.
Exclusion Criteria:
ECMO cannulation at an outside institution with transport to a study site >24 hours after ECMO initiation
Limitation of care (e.g., family planning to withdraw support)
Brain death evaluation within 24 hours of ECMO cannulation
Inability to speak or understand English or Spanish
Pregnancy.
Gender
All
Min Age
2 Days
Max Age
18 Years
Download Date
March 20, 2024
Principal Investigator
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Primary Contact Information
kerri.larovere@childrens.harvard.edu
857-218-5466
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