Craniectomy or Craniotomy for traumatic Acute Subdural Haematoma Patients.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/05/014156
- Lead Sponsor
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit CCT
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1 Adult head-injured patients (age more than 16 years)
2 Acute subdural haematoma on CT
3 The admitting neurosurgeon feels that the
haematoma needs to be evacuated with a large
bone flap (recommended size more than 11 cm
anteroposterior diameter) either by a craniotomy or decompressive craniectomy
Patients with additional lesions (such as intracerebral haemorrhage/contusions) may be included
Exclusion Criteria
1 Bilateral acute subdural haematomas both
requiring evacuation
2 Previous enrolment in RESCUE-ASDH study
3 Severe pre-existing physical or mental disability or severe co-morbidity which would lead to a poor outcome even if the patient made a full recovery from the head injury
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method