Status:
COMPLETED
TRACT Study: Evaluation of the Value of Routine Thoraco-abdominal CT in Blunt Trauma Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Radboud University Medical Center
Conditions:
Abdominal Injuries
Thoracic Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to establish the additional effectiveness and costs of routine thoraco-abdominal computed tomography (CT) in blunt trauma patients versus conventional radiological imaging and...
Detailed Description
The technological advances in computed tomography (CT), with faster image acquisition resulting in higher resolution, result in making CT a more widely and intensively used imaging modality in trauma ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with life threatening vital problems: respiratory, circulatory (pulse \> 120/min, blood pressure \< 100 mmHg, refill \> 4 sec, exterior blood loss \> 500 ml) or neurologically (Glasgow Coma Score \< 14, abnormal pupils) compromised patients.
- Patients with a revised trauma score under 12
- Patients with signs of fractures from at least two long bones
- Patients with clinical signs of flail chest/multiple rib fractures
- Patients with a clinically evident pelvic rim fracture
- Patients with signs of unstable vertebral fractures or signs of neural cord compression
- Patients involved in a high-energy injury mechanism
- Fall from height (\> 3 m)
- As declared by prehospital emergency medical services
Exclusion
- Patients suffering from a shock Class IIIB/IV
- Patients who need immediate neurosurgical intervention
- Pregnant patients
- Patients referred from other hospitals
- Patients who die at the emergency department
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
1000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00228111
Start Date
June 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
September 24 2009
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Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6500 HB