Exploring the use of extremity cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) technology in the emergency department (ED) for patients with suspected scaphoid fracture

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Suspected scaphoid fracture; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] bone of hand

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12548470
• Lead Sponsor: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34802964/ (added 30/11/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-04-20
• Study Completion: 2020-08-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 December 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

1. Present at any of the EDs across the Trust with a mechanism of injury consistent with scaphoid trauma and a positive clinical examination
2. Over the age of 18 and able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Do not present via the ED
2. Have an additional injury, which may affect the primary outcome measure
3. Evidence that the patient would be unable to adhere to study or procedures or complete questionnaires, for example has cognitive impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of hospital attendances related to the suspected scaphoid fracture measured at the end of the study using patient records.