Status:

COMPLETED

A Trial to Determine the Efficacy of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Detect Intracranial Hemorrhage in Children

Lead Sponsor:

IWK Health Centre

Conditions:

Intracranial Hemorrhage

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 36 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To diagnose bleeding inside the head, children need to have a CT Scan or MRI of their heads. Not all doctors order these though, especially when there is no history of injury or when children don't lo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All children under 3 years of age who undergo a CT of the head or MRI of the head.

Exclusion

  • Lack of parental consent
  • Neurosurgical intervention between CT/MRI and NIRS scanning.
  • Scalp hematoma

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

73 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00795119

Start Date

September 1 2007

End Date

February 1 2009

Last Update

April 3 2009

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IWK Health Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K-6R9