Scholars@Duke
Colleen A McLaughlin

Colleen A McLaughlin

Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
mclau002@mc.duke.edu
Box 102502 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Pratt Street DUMC Box 102501, Duke North Pavilion, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Publications

Motor function and safety after allogeneic cord blood and cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in cerebral palsy: An open-label, randomized trial.

Journal Article Dev Med Child Neurol · December 2022 AIM: To evaluate safety and motor function after treatment with allogeneic umbilical cord blood (AlloCB) or umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hCT-MSC) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD: Ninety-one children (52 males, 39 fe ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Sibling umbilical cord blood infusion is safe in young children with cerebral palsy.

Journal Article Stem Cells Transl Med · September 2021 Preclinical and early phase clinical studies suggest that an appropriately dosed umbilical cord blood (CB) infusion has the potential to help improve motor function in young children with cerebral palsy (CP). As many children with CP do not have their own ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Infusion of human umbilical cord tissue mesenchymal stromal cells in children with autism spectrum disorder.

Journal Article Stem Cells Transl Med · October 2020 Ongoing neuroinflammation may contribute to symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in at least a portion of affected individuals. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have demonstrated the capacity to modulate neuroinflammation, but safety and feasibility ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Factors Affecting Adolescents' Willingness to Communicate Symptoms During Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review from the Children's Oncology Group.

Journal Article Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology · April 2019 The purpose of this systematic review is to (1) synthesize evidence facilitators and barriers affecting adolescent willingness to communicate symptoms to health care providers (HCPs) and (2) create practice recommendations. The PICOT (Population, Intervent ... Full text Open Access Cite

Effect of Autologous Cord Blood Infusion on Motor Function and Brain Connectivity in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Journal Article Stem Cells Transl Med · December 2017 Cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition affecting young children that causes lifelong disabilities. Umbilical cord blood cells improve motor function in experimental systems via paracrine signaling. After demonstrating safety, we conducted a phase II trial of a ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Repeated autologous umbilical cord blood infusions are feasible and had no acute safety issues in young babies with congenital hydrocephalus.

Journal Article Pediatr Res · December 2015 BACKGROUND: Babies with congenital hydrocephalus often experience developmental disabilities due to brain injury associated with prolonged increased pressure on the developing brain parenchyma. Umbilical cord blood (CB) infusion has favorable effects in an ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Standardization of health care provider competencies for intrathecal access procedures.

Journal Article J Pediatr Oncol Nurs · 2014 INTRODUCTION: This quality improvement (QI) project addresses a method for experienced health care providers to maintain skill-based competence for intrathecal access procedures. METHODS: A prospective QI design using intrathecal access simulation to asses ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Differences in quality between privately and publicly banked umbilical cord blood units: a pilot study of autologous cord blood infusion in children with acquired neurologic disorders.

Journal Article Transfusion · September 2010 BACKGROUND: A pilot study was conducted to determine the safety and feasibility of intravenous administration of autologous umbilical cord blood (CB) in young children with acquired neurologic disorders. Most CB units (CBUs) were electively stored in priva ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Incidence and patterns of neuraxis metastases in children with diffuse pontine glioma.

Journal Article J Neurooncol · April 2006 PURPOSE: We performed a retrospective study of patients with diffuse pontine glioma (DPG) who suffered neuraxis metastasis (NM) and characterized the incidence, clinical features, radiologic findings, and patterns of disease dissemination. METHODS: Magneti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and validation of the parent experience of child illness.

Journal Article J Pediatr Psychol · April 2006 OBJECTIVE: To develop a measure of parent adjustment related to caring for a child with a chronic illness and to evaluate the reliability and validity of the measure with a group of parents of children with brain tumors. METHODS: One-hundred forty-nine par ... Full text Link to item Cite

High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell rescue in children and adults with newly diagnosed pineoblastomas.

Journal Article J Clin Oncol · June 1, 2003 PURPOSE: We evaluated the usefulness of a treatment regimen that included high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with autologous stem-cell rescue (ASCR) in patients with newly diagnosed pineoblastoma (PBL). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twelve patients with PBL were initial ... Full text Link to item Cite

Genetic studies in neural tube defects. NTD Collaborative Group.

Journal Article Pediatr Neurosurg · January 2000 Neural tube defects (NTD) are one of the most common birth defects and are caused by both environmental and genetic factors. The approach to identifying the genes predisposing to NTD, through linkage analysis and candidate gene analysis, is reviewed along ... Full text Link to item Cite