Neurosciences Research Repository
In order to expand neuroscience research and move laboratory advances to patients, there is a need to integrate reliable clinical data with biologic information from patient tissue specimens. The Neuroscience Research Repository (NRR) seeks to meet this need. The NRR is a prospective database and sample bank created to collect information and samples for current and future neuroscience research. The objective of this NRR is to develop a data and sample repository for study of neurological conditions. A repository utilizing standardized electronic health data and samples collected in a uniform manner serves to foster the ability to perform research on current and future projects. Samples and data for clinical, genomic and proteomic analysis will be provided to optimize their value for neuroscience research. The NRR will enroll patients and collect clinically recorded longitudinal data for as long as they are followed by the Neurosurgery service and up to an additional 5 years after being released from care. Patients will be enrolled on admission to the service and samples will be taken at three time points: Time One, within 24 hours of event (preferably first blood draw); Time Two, within 48 hours of event; and Time Three, time of any residual tissue availability. Family members of select groups of patients will also be approached for enrollment. Samples and data will be labeled with a study code to maintain confidentiality. Samples and data will be maintained in secure, limited access environments with back-up/redundancy procedures in place. Sample inventory will be maintained with a bar-coding system. A duty to warn clause will be included in the consent as will the determination of willingness to be re-contacted for future research. Time of sample acquisition to time of sample processing will be documented for quality control purposes. Freezers will be monitored for temperature stability. Recipient investigators will be requested to provide feedback on sample quality. Samples will be distributed to neuroscience investigators after approval from the Neurosurgery Scientific Review Committee - Dissemination Review Committee and the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS).
Conditions:
🦠 Neurological Conditions
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) March 2009
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) March 2030
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) August 2030
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 15000
🔬 Study Type OBSERVATIONAL
📊 Phase N/A
Locations:
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • 1. Neurosurgical patient (primary or consulting); patients\<18 includes residual tissue only, no blood samples.
    • 2. Family members of specific vascular, trauma, brain tumor and functional disorder cohorts (will be identified in future addendums to this repository)

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • 1. Inability to obtain informed consent
Ages Eligible for Study: 0 Years to N/A (CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 6 March 2009
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 6 March 2009
  • First Posted 9 March 2009

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 28 August 2023
  • Last Update Posted 31 August 2023
  • Last Verified August 2023