Status:
RECRUITING
Validation of the Scandinavian Guidelines for Minor and Moderate Head Trauma in Children
Lead Sponsor:
Halmstad County Hospital
Conditions:
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 17 years
Brief Summary
Head injuries are common among children and adolescents, with many of them assessed in emergency departments each year. Most children recover fast, with full resolution of symptoms as headache, dizzin...
Detailed Description
Design: This is a pragmatic, prospective, multicentre, observational study of children presenting with mild or moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a general or paediatric emergency department (E...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \<18 years.
- Minor and moderate blunt head trauma (GCS 9 - 15) seeking medical assessment in an emergency department at a study hospital in Sweden or Norway.
- Within 24 hours of trauma.
- Informed oral consent from one guardian, and child if older than 14 years old, after receiving oral and written information about study.
Exclusion
- Patient and/or guardian does not wish to participate in the study.
- Patient included in other study that may affect the management/treatment in the emergency department.
- Penetrating head injury (as those will always receive a CT scan).
- Suspected child abuse / non-accidental trauma (NAT) denoted as suspected child abuse where the social services are informed (as they will always receive a CT scan).
- The patient is not a citizen in the participating country and hence difficult to follow up.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2029
Estimated Enrollment :
5300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05964764
Start Date
April 1 2018
End Date
December 31 2029
Last Update
February 28 2024
Active Locations (16)
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1
Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
Haukeland, Norway
2
Alingsås Lasarett
Alingsås, Sweden
3
Mälarsjukhuset i Eskilsstuna
Eskilstuna, Sweden
4
Drottning Silvias Barnsjukhus
Gothenburg, Sweden