Are chronic subdural haematoma best treated with simple evacuation or evacuation and external drainage?
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH)Injury, Occupational Diseases, PoisoningSubdural haematoma
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN97314294
- Lead Sponsor
- Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
Symptomatic chronic subdural haematoma in adult patients
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients younger than 18 years
2. Treatment other than burrhole required (e.g. craniotomy)
3. Drainage of an ipsilateral CSDH within preceding six months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recurrence rate after drainage of CSDH as measured by re-operations
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Operative complications<br>2. Medical complications<br>3. Length of hospitalisation<br>4. Neurological status and modified Rankin scale at discharge and at three-months follow up