Identification of clinical data useful to predict the development of prolonged symptoms after a concussion, at the time of initial assessment in the Emergency Department.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Paediatric Concussion; Post-Concussive Syndrome; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000316505
• Lead Sponsor: Associate Professor Franz Babl

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-04-07
• Study Completion: 2017-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 201

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 5-18 years who present to the ED for a concussion sustained in the previous 48 hours

Exclusion Criteria

Intubated patients on arrival to the ED

Need of neurosurgical operative intervention or general anaesthesia for injury management

Presence of structural/haemorrhagic intracranial injury on CT scan brain

Clinical evidence of CSF leak

Intellectual disability with inability to complete the testing measures.

Injury resulting from child abuse or assault

Alcohol or drug intoxication at time of presentation to the ED

Insufficient understanding of English as per assessment by the treating physician/research assistant in the ED

Multiple trauma

No clear history of trauma as primary event (eg, seizure, syncope or migraine as primary event)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The presence of post-concussive symptoms at 2-weeks post-injury. This will be assessed by the Post Concussive Symptom Inventory (PCSI), a reliable and validated measure of post-concussive symptoms for both children and adults. [2-weeks post-injury]