Status:

COMPLETED

Do EEG and Neurocognitive Assessments Correlate With COVID Brainfog Symptoms?

Lead Sponsor:

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

Collaborating Sponsors:

BrainScope Company, Inc.

Conditions:

COVID-19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Brief Summary

Since the neurologic symptoms of some COVID patients ('brain fog') resemble those of patients with concussion, the aim of this study is to identify EEG and cognitive function changes in COVID patients...

Detailed Description

1. Screening and Consent - Patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 will be asked by the research personnel if they are experiencing symptoms of 'brain fog' (confusion, altered memory, headache, trouble ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Current COVID 19 infection
  • Experiencing 'brain fog' symptoms (e.g.confusion, mental slowness, unable to concentrate)
  • GCS of 14 or 15
  • sufficient mental capacity to provide informed consent
  • hemodynamically stable
  • able to cooperate with EEG collection and neurometric testing
  • admitted to a floor bed rather than ICU

Exclusion

  • Head or facial trauma
  • Any abnormality that would prevent electrodes from being placed on the head
  • Known central nervous system (CNS) disease i.e. MS, Parkinson's disease
  • Know seizure disorder
  • Known dementia
  • Metabolic encephalopathy i.e. uremia, hepatic
  • Alcohol intoxication to the point they cannot give consent
  • Hypoxia that is not corrected to 92% by nasal cannula, or simple face mask
  • Chronic alcohol or drug dependence
  • Prior cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
  • Prior brain surgery
  • Known brain mass
  • Receiving sedation medications at time of consent
  • End stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis
  • Acute psychosis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 21 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 20 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

55 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05303116

Start Date

April 21 2022

End Date

February 20 2024

Last Update

May 18 2025

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University Medical Center of El Paso

El Paso, Texas, United States, 79905