The Ability of NIRS to Predict Brain Injury in Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Albany Medical College101 enrolled

Overview

A longitudinal study evaluating the predictive ability of near infrared spectroscopy to predict brain injury in infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Data will be analyzed at two different time periods, at discharge and again at 2 years of age.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

101

Conditions

HIE - Perinatal Hypoxic - Ischemic Encephalopathy

Interventions

NIRSDEVICE

Monitoring cerebral and perirenal perfusion using NIRS

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 MinuteMax age: 2 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Infants with diagnosis at birth of HIE Exclusion Criteria: * none

Locations (1)

Albany Medical Center Neonatal Intesive Care Unit

Albany, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

MRI findings of encephalopathy

MRI studies will be reviewed and assessed for markers of HIE including damage to deep grey matter structures.

Time frame: 6 days

Neurodevelopment at 2 years of age

Bayleys developmental test will be used to categorize the infants' neurodevelopment at 2 years of age.

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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