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The EBC Recovery Study

University of Miami · with National Institutes of Health (NIH) · NCT04712591

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
300
US sites recruiting
2
Study start
June 18, 2020
Record last updated
September 8, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The purpose of this research study to find out if clinically unconscious acute brain injury patients that show brain activation to music and language on electroencephalogram (EEG) (bedside test) have better outcomes and wake up in the future.

Being studied: Auditory stimuli

Conditions: Traumatic Brain Injury; Intracerebral Haemorrhage; Subarachnoid Haemorrhagic Stroke

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

For ABI Participants

  • ABI adult (18 years and older) patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit
  • Unconscious with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) \<8 on presentation and unable to follow bedside commands.
  • A negative COVID-19 test on arrival

For Healthy Volunteers

  • 18 years and older

Exclusion Criteria

For All Participants

  • \<18 years of age
  • Pregnant woman
  • Patients with cardiac arrest on presentation

Recruiting US locations

  • Jackson Memorial Hospital

    Miami, FL 33136

    Site contact: Ayham Alkhachroum, MD · 3052433218 · axa2610@med.miami.edu

  • Columbia University

    New York, NY 10032

    Site contact: Jan Claassen, MD · 212-305-7236 · jc1439@cumc.columbia.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Ayham Alkhachroum, MD · (305) 243-3218 · axa2610@med.miami.edu
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