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Clinical Trials/NCT01571375
NCT01571375
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The Differences Between Out-of-hospital Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Treatment in a Physician-staffed Versus Paramedic-staffed Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Unit and Its Effect on Patient Prognosis

Tampere University Hospital1 site in 1 country400 target enrollmentJune 2012

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Traumatic Brain Injury
Sponsor
Tampere University Hospital
Enrollment
400
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Mortality
Status
Suspended
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The Aim of the Study is to Measure the Effect of Finnish Physician-staffed EMS Unit Treatment Methods on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patient Prognosis.

Physician-staffed HEMS unit was implemented to the EMS 2011. The aim of this study is to compare the results against a historical database to see if the implementation of a HEMS unit will improve the prognosis of TBI patients.

Detailed Description

A Secondary Aim is to Identify Out-of-hospital Treatment Factors That Can be Influenced by Education and Protocols.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
June 2012
End Date
December 2020
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • TBI with CGS \< 9 or unconsciousness verified by an on-call neurosurgeon during admission to the hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Multiple trauma

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mortality

Time Frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

  • Glasgow Outcome Score(1 year)

Study Sites (1)

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