Cognitive Status After Removal of Skull Base Meningioma

Launched by OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · Nov 13, 2020

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how surgery to remove a type of brain tumor called a meningioma affects thinking and memory in the long term. Specifically, it focuses on meningiomas located in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. The researchers want to see how patients' cognitive abilities change after their surgery, which might help doctors understand the best ways to support patients as they recover.

If you’re considering participating in this trial, you should be at least 18 years old and scheduled for surgery to remove a meningioma in either the frontal or temporal area of your brain. You’ll need to be able to understand the study details and provide consent to join. Throughout the trial, you can expect to undergo cognitive tests before and after your surgery, and the researchers will keep track of your progress during follow-up visits. This study is currently recruiting participants, so it’s a great opportunity to contribute to our understanding of brain health after surgery.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Subject has a meningioma associated with the frontal or temporal lobes
• • Subject is scheduled to undergo open craniotomy or Endoscopic Endonasal surgery
• • Subject is 18 years of age or older
• • The subject must in the investigator's opinion, be psychosocially, mentally, and physically able to fully comply with this protocol including the required follow-up visits, the filling out of required forms, and have the ability to understand and give written informed consent
• • Previous surgery will not exclude the patient as a new baseline cognitive evaluation will occur.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patient is a prisoner
• • Patient is 90 years of age or older
• • Pregnant women
• • Previous radiation to the brain