Research & Clinical Trials
If you would like to learn more about participating in a research study or clinical trial, you may find our list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) helpful. If you have a question not addressed on our FAQ list, you may email us at research@memorialhermann.org.
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| Principal Investigator: Linda Ewing-Cobbs, Ph.D. |
This study aims to describe the interrelationships between traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity, demographics, age at injury and academic outcomes in reading, math and written language.
Principal Investigator: Linda Ewing-Cobbs, Ph.D.
Researchers are evaluating the skill development of brain-injured children based on the age at which the traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurred. They are also assessing how biological and social factors affect outcomes in accidental and non-accidental TBI.
Principal Investigator: Richard Frye, M.D.
Investigators are determining if it is possible to identify early signs of disorders in the development of the nervous system to improve diagnosis and better determine patients’ prospects of survival and recovery.
Principal Investigator: Linda Ewing-Cobbs, Ph.D.
The research team is examining the relationship of certain executive function deficits involving working memory, inhibition and cognitive skills to the acute severity of closed-head injury (CHI), imaging of focal brain lesions and age differences. They are also investigating how these skills are related to communication, academic achievement, adaptive behavior and psychiatric outcome of CHI in children.
Principal Investigator: Nathan Strobel, M.D.
Implementation of the use of hypertonic saline, a salt solution, began in May 2002. This retrospective chart review, conducted from February 1998 through February 2008, will provide 6 years of historical data for comparison of the use of hypertonic saline versus mannitol, a diuretic.
Principal Investigator: Charles Cox, M.D.
In this pilot study, researchers are determining if bone marrow aspiration, a procedure to collect bone marrow for injection into the body, can be safely performed in children who have suffered a head injury.