Diagnostic Algorithm in Patients With Minor Head Injury

NCT00452036 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HW2
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 12,500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this prospective study is to evaluate the reliability of plain x-rays vs.cranial computed tomography as a screening method for skull fractures and its prognostic value for intracranial bleeding (ICB).

Conditions

Minor Head Injury; Traumatic Brain Injury

Keywords

risk factors; plain x ray; cranial computed tomography; minor head injury

Study Arms (2)

Minor head injury

patients with minor head injury

minor head injury

patients with minor head injury

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Consecutive patients seen in the trauma outpatient area

You may qualify if:

• head injury, nausea, vomiting

You may not qualify if:

• no head injury

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of Vienna: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department for Traumatology/Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, Vienna, A-1090, Austria

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Stiell IG, Lesiuk H, Wells GA, McKnight RD, Brison R, Clement C, Eisenhauer MA, Greenberg GH, MacPhail I, Reardon M, Worthington J, Verbeek R, Rowe B, Cass D, Dreyer J, Holroyd B, Morrison L, Schull M, Laupacis A; Canadian CT Head and C-Spine Study Group. The Canadian CT Head Rule Study for patients with minor head injury: rationale, objectives, and methodology for phase I (derivation). Ann Emerg Med. 2001 Aug;38(2):160-9. doi: 10.1067/mem.2001.116796.

  PMID: 11468612 BACKGROUND

• Stiell IG, Lesiuk H, Wells GA, Coyle D, McKnight RD, Brison R, Clement C, Eisenhauer MA, Greenberg GH, Macphail I, Reardon M, Worthington J, Verbeek R, Rowe B, Cass D, Dreyer J, Holroyd B, Morrison L, Schull M, Laupacis A; Canadian CT Head and C-Spine Study Group. Canadian CT head rule study for patients with minor head injury: methodology for phase II (validation and economic analysis). Ann Emerg Med. 2001 Sep;38(3):317-22. doi: 10.1067/mem.2001.116795.

  PMID: 11524653 BACKGROUND

• Stiell IG, Wells GA, Vandemheen KL, Clement CM, Lesiuk H, De Maio VJ, Laupacis A, Schull M, McKnight RD, Verbeek R, Brison R, Cass D, Dreyer J, Eisenhauer MA, Greenberg GH, MacPhail I, Morrison L, Reardon M, Worthington J. The Canadian C-spine rule for radiography in alert and stable trauma patients. JAMA. 2001 Oct 17;286(15):1841-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.286.15.1841.

  PMID: 11597285 BACKGROUND

• Haydel MJ, Preston CA, Mills TJ, Luber S, Blaudeau E, DeBlieux PM. Indications for computed tomography in patients with minor head injury. N Engl J Med. 2000 Jul 13;343(2):100-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200007133430204.

  PMID: 10891517 BACKGROUND

• Miller EC, Holmes JF, Derlet RW. Utilizing clinical factors to reduce head CT scan ordering for minor head trauma patients. J Emerg Med. 1997 Jul-Aug;15(4):453-7. doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(97)00071-1.

  PMID: 9279694 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Craniocerebral Trauma; Brain Injuries, Traumatic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Trauma, Nervous System; Nervous System Diseases; Wounds and Injuries; Brain Injuries; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases

Study Officials

• Harald C. Wolf, MD

  Medical University of Vienna

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 23, 2007
• First Posted: March 26, 2007
• Study Start: December 1, 2004
• Study Completion: July 1, 2010
• Last Updated: July 27, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-07

Locations

AU (1)