RECRUITING

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Dysfunction in the Elderly After Severe Injury

Study Overview

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Description

Traumatic injury is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in young adults, and remains a substantial economic and health care burden. Despite decades of promising preclinical and clinical investigations in trauma, investigators understanding of these entities is still incomplete, and few therapies have shown success. During severe trauma, bone marrow granulocyte stores are rapidly released into the peripheral circulation. This release subsequently induces the expansion and repopulation of empty or evacuated space by hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Although the patient experiences an early loss of bone marrow myeloid-derived cells, stem cell expansion is largely skewed towards the repopulation of the myeloid lineage/compartment. The hypothesis is that this 'emergency myelopoiesis' is critical for the survival of the severely traumatized and further, failure of the emergency myelopoietic response is associated with global immunosuppression and susceptibility to secondary infection. Also, identifying the release of myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in the circulation of human severe trauma subjects. This process is driven by HSCs in the bone marrow of trauma subjects. Additionally, MDSCs may have a profound effect on the nutritional status of the host. The appearance of these MDSCs after trauma is associated with a loss of muscle tissue in these subjects. This muscle loss and possible increased catabolism have huge effects on long term outcomes for these subjects. It is the investigator's goal to understand the differences that occur in these in HSCs and muscle cells as opposed to non-injured and non-infected controls. This work will lead to a better understanding of the myelopoietic and catabolic response following trauma.

Official Title

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Dysfunction in the Elderly After Severe Injury: Chronic Stress and Anemia Recovery Following Major Trauma

Quick Facts

Study Start:2014-01
Study Completion:2025-12-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT02577731

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Jennifer D Lanz, MSN
CONTACT
352-273-5497
jennifer.lanz@surgery.ufl.edu
Ruth J Davis, ASN
CONTACT
352-273-8759
ruth.davis@surgery.ufl.edu

Principal Investigator

Philip Efron, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Florida

Study Locations (Sites)

UF Health Shands Hospital at the University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32610
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Florida

  • Philip Efron, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Florida

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2014-01
Study Completion Date2025-12-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2014-01
Study Completion Date2025-12-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Trauma

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Trauma Injury