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Interrater Reliability of Subjective Pupillary Assessments

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02296606
Enrollment
127
Registered
2014-11-20
Start date
2014-01-31
Completion date
2014-10-31
Last updated
2018-01-19

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Conditions

Interrater Reliability Among Pupillary Assessments

Brief summary

Prospective, observational, non-randomized study of interrater reliability of pupillary assessments, comparing two clinical assessments to the Pupillometer.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients are eligible for this study if they have been diagnosed with some form of brain trauma (e.g., stroke, traumatic brain injury, aneurysm)

Exclusion criteria

* Prisoners * Under 18 years of age

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
1. Explore the Interrater Reliability of Pupillary Assessments When Conducted in the Natural Setting by a Diverse Group of Practitioners9 months of pupillary assessmentsTwo human assessors conducted and recorded the results of a clinical pupillary assessment on one patient within 5 minutes of one another. The researcher then conducted and recorded pupillary information on the same patient (within the same 5 minute window) using the NeurOptics Pupillometer.

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
All Participants127
Total127

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAll Participants
Age, Continuous55.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 15.6
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
21 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
106 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
12 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
12 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
103 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
127 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
55 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
72 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 127
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 127

Outcome results

Primary

1. Explore the Interrater Reliability of Pupillary Assessments When Conducted in the Natural Setting by a Diverse Group of Practitioners

Two human assessors conducted and recorded the results of a clinical pupillary assessment on one patient within 5 minutes of one another. The researcher then conducted and recorded pupillary information on the same patient (within the same 5 minute window) using the NeurOptics Pupillometer.

Time frame: 9 months of pupillary assessments

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)
All Participants1. Explore the Interrater Reliability of Pupillary Assessments When Conducted in the Natural Setting by a Diverse Group of Practitioners.54 Kappa score

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026