An Evaluation of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Intracranial Hematoma Detection of Head Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department.

National Taiwan University Hospital1 site in 1 country400 target enrollmentApril 2014

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Within 12 Hrs of Head Injury
Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Enrollment: 400
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: detect the predictive value of the infrascanner for intracranial hemorrhage
Last Updated: 11 years ago

The purpose of this study is to evaluate Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for intracranial hematoma detection of head trauma patients

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 2014

End Date

December 2014

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Sponsor

Responsible Party

Sponsor

•The patients within 12 hours after head injury, visiting the Emergency Department of the National Taiwan University Hospital, and receiving computed tomography of head were enrolled.

•The patients over 12 hours after head injury, visiting the Emergency Department of the NTUH, and receiving computed tomography of head were excluded.
•Patients with massive scalp laceration or hematoma were excluded. -