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Study NCT ID:
NCT00112398
Status:
TERMINATED
Last Update Posted:
2013-03-12
First Post:
2005-06-02
Brief Title:
Head Injury Retrieval Trial
Sponsor:
CareFlight
Organization:
CareFlight
Study Overview
Official Title:
Randomised Controlled Trial of Physician Prehospital Management of Severe Blunt Head Injury
Status:
TERMINATED
Status Verified Date:
2013-03
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Inadequate recruitment rate combined with a high rate of patients dropping in to the treatment group from standard care
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The study hypothesis is that advanced interventions as provided by a physician at an accident scene will decrease the death rate and the rate of severe disability in survivors of severe head injury Extended interventions by advanced level prehospital providers may include rapid sequence intubation RSI airway management blood transfusions surgical procedures etc
Detailed Description:
A randomised controlled trial examining prehospital management of persons with severe blunt head injury in the Sydney region Treatments examined will be the current system consisting principally of paramedic management standard care compared with management by a retrieval team lead by a consultant anaesthetist emergency physician or intensive care specialist Patients for inclusion in the study will be identified by a paramedic screening all 000 calls to the ambulance service and identifying persons likely to have severe head injury The principal outcome measure will be their degree of disability measured at 6 months post injury
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None