Clinical trials: Minor Head Injury
Head Trauma, Crushing Skull Injury
Detecting Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage With the InfraScanner 2500™ in Uganda
The goal of this study is to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the portable near-infrared-based device (portable NIR-based device), the InfraScanner 2500™, to detect…
- Conditions
- Head Trauma, Crushing Skull Injury, Head Injury, Head Injuries, Multiple
- Trial name
- NCT06491173
- Testing
- InfraScanner 2500™
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Head Injury, Minor, Pediatric
Hypertonic Saline for Mild TBI in Pediatric Patients
The purpose of this study is to compare two different treatments (normal saline and hypertonic saline) for concussions to see if one makes more of a difference in symptoms that can occur following concussions.
- Conditions
- Head Injury, Minor, Pediatric, Emergency Department Patient
- Trial name
- NCT07060105
- Testing
- Hypertonic Saline ( 3% Sodium Chloride Saline), Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Head Injury, Minor, Concussion, Mild
Heading in Football: Impact on Neural Blood Biomarkers
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the safety of heading in football. We will study the release of biomarkers in blood that reflect microscopic neural damage.
- Conditions
- Head Injury, Minor, Concussion, Mild, CTE - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Neurodegeneration
- Trial name
- HEADLINE (NCT06147596)
- Testing
- Head impact exposure
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 335 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Computed Tomography, Minor Head Injuries
Cerebral Computed Tomography on Patients With Minor Head Injuries
This observational study aims to calculate the prevalence of conditions or diseases requiring immediate medical attention in CTC scans with an indication of bleeding post trauma performed in the ED at Odense University Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT06399913
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 7,106 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Head Trauma, Craniocerebral Injuries
Assessment of InfraScanner 2000™ in Detecting Subdural and Epidural Hematomas
The goal of this study is to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the a portable near-infrared-based device (portable NIR-based device), the InfraScanner 2000™, to detect…
- Conditions
- Head Trauma, Craniocerebral Injuries, Crushing Skull Injury, Head Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04505293
- Testing
- InfraScanner 2000™
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 672 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Non-Interruptive Alerts for Improving Use of Clinical Decision Rules
This study is an extension of a planned quality improvement project that aims to promote standard of care by increasing the use of evidence-based clinical decision rules amongst emergency medicine providers in the University of…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Minor Head Injury, Chest Pain
- Trial name
- NCT04702308
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Rule Alerts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Low Back Pain, Headache
Safe Harbors in Emergency Medicine, Specific Aim 3
Many patients who present to the emergency department (ED) receive a vast array of diagnostic tests, some of which might not be useful.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Headache, Head Injury, Minor
- Trial name
- NCT05410366
- Testing
- Safe harbor clinical practice guideline
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Craniocerebral Injuries, Head Injuries
Defining the Operating Characteristics of NIRS in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage
In this study, investigators look at a different type of technology that might help to avoid having to perform CT scans in certain patients suspected of having a head injury.
- Conditions
- Craniocerebral Injuries, Head Injuries, Head Injury, Minor, Head Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT03905031
- Testing
- InfraScanner 2000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Dayton Children's Hospital
Craniocerebral Trauma, Head Injury, Minor
Exercise in Patients With Post-Concussion Symptoms
Physical activity and exercise have traditionally not been much of a focus in treatment of postconcussion symptoms and posttraumatic headache.
- Conditions
- Craniocerebral Trauma, Head Injury, Minor, Postconcussion Syndrome, Posttraumatic Headache
- Trial name
- NCT04001192
- Testing
- aerobic exercise program
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Minor Head Injury
Outcome of Patients With Mild Head Injury and Presence of an Acute Traumatic Abnormality on CT Scan of Head
Background: Patients with mild blunt traumatic brain injury (TBI) are frequently transferred to Level 1 trauma centers (L1TC) if they have any positive finding of any acute intracranial injury identified on a CT scan of the head.
- Trial name
- NCT04143347
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Head Trauma, Craniocerebral Injuries
Assessment of InfraScanner 2000™ in Detecting Subdural and Epidural Hematomas
The goal of this study is to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the a portable near-infrared-based device (portable NIR-based device), the InfraScanner 2000™, to detect…
- Conditions
- Head Trauma, Craniocerebral Injuries, Crushing Skull Injury, Head Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03353246
- Testing
- InfraScanner 2000™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Minor Head Injury
Influence of Cognitive Rest on Minor Traumatic Brain Injury
Background: Head injury is a common presentation to family medicine clinics and emergency departments (EDs), and the majority will not result in intracranial injury requiring neurosurgical consultation, but will have symptoms of…
- Trial name
- NCT02116673
- Testing
- Cognitive rest, Usual care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Head Injury, Minor
Mobile Phone Text Message Program to Understand Symptoms and Improve Outcomes in Minor Head Injury Patients
Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is frequently seen in the ED, post-concussive symptoms are common post-injury, and few MTBI patients receive treatment or follow-up for these symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT01668342
- Testing
- SMS assessments & feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Minor Head Injury
Animated Picture to Improve Provider Adherence to CT Scan for Head Injury Rule
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 can be safely discharged.
- Trial name
- NCT01514071
- Testing
- Pop-up picture
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 746 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Minor Head Injury
The Value of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria in Minor Head Trauma
The New Orleans Criteria (NOC) and the Canadian CT Head Rules (CCHR) have been developed to decrease the number of normal computed tomography (CT) in mild head injury (MHI).
- Trial name
- NCT01619943
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Monastir
Minor Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
Diagnostic Algorithm in Patients With Minor Head Injury
The objective of this prospective study is to evaluate the reliability of plain x-rays vs.cranial computed tomography as a screening method for skull fractures and its prognostic value for intracranial bleeding (ICB).
- Trial name
- NCT00452036
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 12,500 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Minor Head Injury, Intracranial Bleeding
Risk Factors of Minor Head Injury
Introduction and Aims: The objective of this prospective study is to evaluate the risk factors of minor head injury in all consecutive patients of one year.
- Conditions
- Minor Head Injury, Intracranial Bleeding, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00451789
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 12,500 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna