Status:
UNKNOWN
SWIFT Study in the ED
Lead Sponsor:
University of Washington
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of California, San Francisco
Conditions:
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a prevalent and costly public health problem with disabling consequences. More than one million civilians with mTBI are treated in US hospitals and emergency depa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria are based on the World Health Organization definition of mTBI. For inclusion in the study, participants must meet following criteria:
- At least 18 years of age and English speakers
- Present to ED with mechanism of trauma to the head, non-penetrating injury, or recent history of trauma to the head
- Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13-15 after 30 minutes post injury or later upon presentation for healthcare
- Discharged from the ED in \<48 hours from time of admission
- In addition participants must have one or more of the following symptoms at time of injury:
- confusion or disorientation
- loss of consciousness for 30 minutes or less,
- post-traumatic amnesia for less than 24 hours
- other transient neurological abnormalities such as focal signs, seizure and intracranial lesion not requiring surgery
Exclusion
- the manifestations of mTBI are determined to be caused by penetrating craniocerebral injury
- patients \<18 years of age or non-English speaking
- patients with intracranial lesion requiring surgery
- patients admitted to the hospital from ED
- patients in police custody
- patients without a telephone contact number
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01893970
Start Date
April 1 2013
End Date
September 1 2016
Last Update
April 27 2016
Active Locations (1)
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UCSF San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
San Francisco, California, United States, 94110