Effect of Cervical Immobilization on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter

• Conditions: Point of Care Ultrasound; Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter
• Interventions: Device: cervical neck collar

• Registration Number: NCT04507620
• Lead Sponsor: Tanta University

Brief Summary

Effect of Cervical Immobilization on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter

Detailed Description

Two cervical immobilization devices will be used in this study named cervical neck collar and head blocks strapped on the backboard and optic nerve diameter will be measured using point of care ultrasound and compare the effect of each type of cervical immobilisation on optic nerve sheath diameter.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-07-08
• Status Verified: 2020-08
• Study First Submitted: 2020-08-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-08-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-08-09
• Study First Posted: 2020-08-11
• Last Update Posted: 2020-08-11
• Primary Completion: 2020-11-01
• Study Completion: 2020-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult healthy volunteers aged more than 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Hx of stroke

  • Inability to consent,
  • Inability to lay flat on a bed or table for 15 min in duration,
  • History of glaucoma, globe injury, lens implant,
  • Recent refractive surgery (within the past 60 days).
  • Uncontrolled hypertension

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
head blocks strapped on the backboard	cervical neck collar	-
cervical neck collar	cervical neck collar	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of cervical neck collar and head blocks strapped on the backboard on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter	6 month	effect of cervical neck collar and head blocks strapped on the backboard on optic nerve sheath diameter, measured by point of care ultrasound

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mohamed Elbahnasawy; 🇪🇬 Tanta, Gharbia, Egypt