A Randomised Control Trial to evaluate the effectiveness of using senior nurses as Case Managers in improving clinical information gathering and service quality for delivering Trauma Care to children who are hospitalised due to severe injuries

awrence T. Lam0 sites140 target enrollmentOctober 3, 2006

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Trauma and severe injuries defined as damages to the body due to a sudden force which is external to the recipient. These damages include sprains, bruises, fractures, dislocations, concussions, contusions, penetration, and cuts. Typical examples of trauma among children are severe injuries due to motor-vehicle crashes.
Sponsor: awrence T. Lam
Enrollment: 140
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: 6 years ago

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Registry

who.int

Start Date

October 3, 2006

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

awrence T. Lam

•Eligible subjects for this study will include children and adolescents, who are admitted to the hospital more than 4 hours following traumatic injuries and who meet the criteria for activation of a trauma call. Patients who meet the criteria for activation of a trauma call are likely to have an Injury Severity Score (ISS) of 9 or above.

•Trauma patients who are admitted but for unpredicted reasons will not complete their treatment and management at Children's Hospital at Westmead (CHW) will be excluded from the study. Trauma patients who are admitted to the hospital, but died soon after without having the opportunity for a complete management regime will also be excluded from the study. Patients who are presented to the hospital with a trauma call but are admitted less than 4 hours will also be excluded.