Status:
COMPLETED
Animated Picture to Improve Provider Adherence to CT Scan for Head Injury Rule
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Conditions:
Minor Head Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
It is difficult for Pediatric Emergency Department providers to recognize clinically significant head injuries that are likely to require neurosurgical intervention or close monitoring from those that...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients presenting to Children's ED will be included if they:
- Are between 0 and 18 years of age (inclusive)
- Receive a discharge diagnosis of head injury
- Present to the ED within 24 hours of the head injury
- GCS of 14 or greater
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if they :
- Had a CT scans done in an outside transferring institution
- Have obvious penetrating head injuries
- Had a trivial injury mechanisms such as ground-level falls or walking or running into stationary objects
- Have no signs or symptoms of head trauma other than scalp abrasions and lacerations.
- Have known brain tumors, pre-existing neurological disorders complicating assessment, ventricular shunts, bleeding disorders
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
746 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01514071
Start Date
February 1 2012
End Date
July 1 2013
Last Update
July 31 2013
Active Locations (2)
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Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404
2
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Twin Cities, Minnesota, United States