Multicenter Trials Committee

Purpose: The multi-center trials group is open to all members of the WTA and was formed in order to review and/or research areas of trauma care where large numbers of patients are needed to answer clinically relevant questions. Studies performed and published by this group have a very high citation index in the Journal of Trauma.

Chair: Carlos Brown, M.D.

Membership: Open to all Members of the WTA

Meetings: Semi-annual Winter: Tuesday at 6:00 during Annual Meeting Fall: During AAST Meeting

Publications to Date: 40 published, 2 in submission.

ACTIVE STUDIES

1. Enteral Nutrition in the Open Abdomen: A Prospective Observational Study (PI: Clay Cothren Burlew [Clay.Cothren@dhha.org])
   Protocol
   Data sheet
   IRB Form
   University of Colorado Approval Certificate

2. A prospective multicenter evaluation of the transfusion of shed thoracic blood in trauma. (PI: Gary Vercruysse [vercruys@med.umich.edu])
   Protocol
   Data sheet
   Original approved IRB submission
   Consent & PHI authorization form

3. Blunt Bowel and Mesenteric Injury (PI: Michelle McNutt, M.D. [Michelle.K.McNutt@uth.tmc.edu])
   Protocol
   Case Report Form
   UT IRB Application
   UT IRB (CPHS) Approval

4. Current Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic Injuries (PI: Walt Biffl [walt@biffl.com])
   Protocol
   Data Collection Form
   Scripps IRB Application
   Scripps IRB Waiver
   Scripps IRB Approval

5. The Role of HIV in Post-Injury Coagulation (PI: Rachael Callcut, MD [Rachael.Callcut@ucsf.edu])
   Project Summary
   Data Collection Form
   UCSF IRB Outcome Letter

6. Immunologic Response to Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine in Splenic Injury Patients (PI: David V. Shatz, MD, FACS [dvshatz@ucdavis.edu])
   Protocol
   Study Flow Chart
   Data Collection Form
   Consent Form
   IRB Approval

7. Trauma and mild TBI in a pediatric population: A pilot longitudinal descriptive study assessing post-concussive symptoms, functional and quality of life outcomes (PI: Susan Biffl, MD  [susan@biffl.com])
   Research Plan
   Demographics Questionnaire
   USCS IRB Approval
   Rady Children's Ready to Accrue Letter
   
   

   Post-concussive Symptom Inventories:
   Ages 5-7	Ages 8-12	Ages 13-18

   
   
   

   Pediatric Quality of Life Inventories:
   Ages 5-7	Ages 8-12	Ages 13-18

   
   
   

   Parent Report on Pediatric Quality of Life Inventories:
   Ages 5-7	Ages 8-12	Ages 13-18

8. Blunt Visceral Artery Injury
   (PI: Clay Cothren Burlew, MD FACS [Clay.Cothren@dhha.org])
   Data Collection Form
   IRB Approval