Clinical trial NCT05441787: The Usefulness of Inflammatory Markers to Predict Poor Outcomes for Trauma Patients
Official title: Comparison of Inflammatory Markers (Serum Mitochondrial DNA, Delta Neutrophil Index, Inflammatory Cytokines) According to the Injury Severity, and Development of Risk Prediction Model Using Inflammatory Markers for Trauma Patients
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Trauma Injury
Trauma, Multiple
Keywords: trauma
Blood collection
Serum mitochondria DNA
Delta neutrophil index
Cytokines
Lead sponsor: Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Research Foundation of Korea
First posted: 2022-07-01
Enrollment: 89
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 19
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: All severely injured patients with injury severiry score ≥ 16 older than 19 years of age who visited Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, regional trauma center will be included in the study

Brief summary: 1) Research Hypothesis

1. Trauma -\> Inflammation -\> Severe inflammation -\> Poor prognosis
2. If the degree of inflammation in the serum is precisely measurable, the prognosis of patients with trauma can be predicted. In addition, if inflammatory processes linked to serum mitochondrial DNA copy number (smtDNAcn) and delta neutrophil index (DNI) are demonstrated, early intervention to improve outcomes in patients with trauma and a poor prognosis may be possible.

2) Basis of Research Hypothesis

1. The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score is currently used as a measurement tool to evaluate the severity and prognosis of critically ill patients. Recently, some studies reported that the DNI, an inflammatory index, is useful as a prognostic index. Although DNI is a simple prognostic index, further studies are necessary to investigate its usefulness as a reliable prognostic index for severely injured patients.
2. Therefore, this study aimed to:

   i. prospectively analyze the effectiveness of DNI by measuring the degree of inflammation in severely injured patients;

   ii. Measure serum mitochondrial DNA, which is suggested as a mechanism preceding DNI elevation, and identify the sequence of inflammatory steps leading to circulating mitochondrial DNA as a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP), DNI, neutrophils, and inflammatory cytokines; and

   iii. Establish the effectiveness of each indicator as a prognostic factor, construct a prediction model for poor prognosis, and prove the effectiveness of the final risk model.

Detailed description: 1) Research Objectives

1. Quantitative measurement of serum mtDNA copy number (smtDNAcn), delta neutrophil index (DNI), and inflammatory cytokines \[interleukin (IL) -1β/2/6/12, Interferon (IFN-ℽ), Tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), IL-4/10)\] over time
2. Analysis of correlation between smtDNAcn, DNI, and inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β/2/6/12, IFN-ℽ, TNF-α, IL-4/10) at initial presentation, on trauma days #1 and #2, and poor outcomes \[multiorgan distress syndrome (MODS), mortality\]
3. Construction and validation of a prognostic index using biological markers associated with inflammation (smtDNAcn, DNI, and inflammatory cytokines)

2) Contents of the Research Project

1. Measurement of biological indicators over time - Measurement of smtDNAcn, DNI, and inflammatory cytokines over time using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and multiplex assay in patients classified as severely injured based on the injury severity score (ISS) (ISS ≥16).
2. Analysis of correlation between biologic markers and poor outcomes (MODS, mortality) - Identification of independent risk factors to predict poor outcomes such as MODS and mortality among inflammatory markers (serum mtDNA copy number, DNI, neutrophil count, and inflammatory cytokines) in this study.
3. Predictive Model Construction and Validation - Construction of a scoring system using inflammatory markers (smtDNAcn, DNI, neutrophils, and cytokines) and comparison with the SOFA score

3) Strategies and methods for the research project

1. A. Subjects: all trauma patients who visited Wonju Severance Christian hospital, regional trauma center.
2. Study period and patients recruitment

   i. 1st and 2nd year (until construction of prognostic scoring system): 200 patients (MODS:50, mortality: 50)

   ii. 3rd year (for validation): 100 patients (MODS: 30, mortality: 30)
3. Measurement of serum mtDNA copy number, DNI, and inflammatory cytokines

   i. Blood sampling: At the initial presentation and again on trauma days #1 and #2.

   ii. smtDNAcn, cytokines (IL-1β/2/6/12, IFN-ℽ, TNF-α, IL-4/10) by PCR, multiplex, and DNI using an automatic cell analyzer.
4. Analysis of correlation between biologic markers and poor outcomes (MODS, mortality)

   i. Statistical analysis of inflammatory markers such as smtDNAcn, cytokines (IL-1β/2/6/12, IFN-ℽ, TNF-α, IL-4/10) measured at the initial presentation, on trauma day #1, and #2 between severely injured patients with no poor outcomes and those with poor outcomes such as MODS and mortality risk.
5. Risk model construction using inflammatory markers to predict MODS and mortality risk

   i. Recruitment of 100 severely injured patients for validation on 3rd year during study period

   ii. The recruited patients were divided into low-risk and high-risk groups according to the new risk model, cut-off value of each inflammatory marker, and SOFA score.

   iii. Comparison of sensitivity and specificity of the new risk model, inflammatory markers, and SOFA score.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Injury severity score ≥ 16

Exclusion Criteria:

* Age ≤18 years
* Pregnancy in women
* Death at initial presentation of the case
* Patients who refused to participate in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Mortality (dichotomous)
timeFrame: Within 30 days after trauma
measure: Multiorgan distress syndrome (dichotomous)
timeFrame: Within 30 days after trauma
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Hospital length of stay (continuous)
timeFrame: From date of the admission until the date of first discharge from the hospital, assessed up to 60 days
measure: Intensive care unit (ICU) stay (continuous)
timeFrame: From date of ICU admission (in cases of ICU admission at the initial presentation) until the date of first discharge from ICU, assessed up to 60 days
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Wonju
country: Korea, Republic of
facility: Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
state: Gangwon
Study officials:
affiliation: Yonsei University
name: Kwangmin Kim
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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