Brain Trauma Outcomes in Nova Scotia Study

NCT01225692 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: CDHA-RS/2004-014PSO-Project- 2003-353
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goals of this study are to identify outcome indicators of optimal care for brain injury patients, including pre-hospital care, prompt delivery to neurosurgical care and access to early rehabilitation services. Nova Scotia's centralized Neurosurgical services and integrated provincial Emergency Health Services provide a rich opportunity to construct a cohesive, integrated data management system. This system will allow us to answer important research questions related to the outcomes, care and prevention of brain trauma. Retrospective data collection The retrospective arm of the BTO study has created full data sets and care pathways from multiple sources covering the continuum of brain trauma care. Investigators continue to analyze this large amount of data and prepare it for publication. Prospective data Collection Patients with a major head injury (initial GCS 3-12), have been considered for enrollment in the BTO study.The prospective arm of the BTO study has 52 patients enrolled. Screening and Enrollment was complete on June 30, 2007. These patients are participating in long term follow up at 6, 12 and 24 months post injury for assessment of qualitative and quantitative outcomes. Completion of patient follow up will be in June 2009.

Conditions

Brain Injuries,Traumatic; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Craniocerebral Trauma; Emergency Medical Services; Organizational Innovation

Keywords

Brain Injury; Head Trauma; Trauma Systems; Head Injury Guideline; Time to Tertiary Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Time Measurement; Hours:minutes

  Time as measured by ; Time Elapsed from Injury Time to Time of Arrival at Tertiary Care

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Clinical Follow-up; Numerical Score 1-5;Glasgow Outcome Scores (GOS)

Interventions

Head Injury Guideline BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• patient treated in at least one facility prior to arrival at QEII.

You may not qualify if:

• injured out of province
• time from injury to 1st facility presentation known to be \> 24 hours
• time arrival at 1st referring facility to time arrive at QEII known to be \> 24 hours
• direct ground or air scene transport
• Prospective Arm:
• have a head injury requiring hospital admission
• able to provide informed consent or have next- of -kin able to provide consent on patients' behalf
• \. unwilling or unable to provide consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Brain Injuries, Traumatic; Craniocerebral Trauma; Brain Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 15, 2010
• First Posted: October 21, 2010
• Study Start: February 1, 2004
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2009
• Study Completion: June 1, 2009
• Last Updated: October 21, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-10