The Effect of Different Emergency Medical Systems on the Prognosis of Traumatic Brain Injury - a Prospective Study

Suspended

• Conditions: Traumatic Brain Injury

• Registration Number: NCT01571375
• Lead Sponsor: Tampere University Hospital

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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-04-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-04-02
• Study First Posted: 2012-04-05
• Study Start: 2012-06
• Status Verified: 2019-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-20
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-23
• Primary Completion: 2020-11
• Study Completion: 2020-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: SUSPENDED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

• Multiple trauma

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mortality	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Glasgow Outcome Score	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tampere University Hospital; 🇫🇮 Tampere, Finland