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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2017/08/009578
CTRI/2017/08/009578
Recruiting
Phase 3

Randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of head end elevation versus no head end elevation for resolution of traumatic pneumocephalus

JIPMER0 sites0 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
JIPMER
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
JIPMER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All patients with pneumocephalus detected by CT scan soon after head injury
  • Pneumocephalus should measure at least 10 ml by volumetry in the initial scan or if volumetry cannot be done, the air bubble should measure 3 cm in all dimensions. If there are multiple specks of pneumocephalus, the total diameter in each of the two dimensions should be 3 cm so that the volume is approximately 10 ml by the formula axbxc divided by 2 where a, b and c are the dimensions in orthogonal planes.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\)Patients who are pregnant in whom CT scans are relatively contraindicated or have to be limited
  • 2\)Patients whose pneumocephalus was detected more than 24 hours after the injury.
  • 3\)Preexisting CSF rhinorrhea or otorrhea
  • 4\)Patients who require immediate cranial neurosurgical intervention or are very likely to have surgery within 5 days

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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