Cervical Spine Clearance in Obtunded Trauma Patients
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Official title
Evaluating the Need for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Cervical Spine in Obtunded Trauma Patients
Brief summary
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The optimal method of clearing the cervical spine in obtunded trauma patients is unclear. Computed tomography (CT) identifies most injuries but may miss ligamentous injuries. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has been widely used to exclude ligamentous injuries. We postulate that with the new generation of CT scanners, MR imaging is not needed to rule out significant injuries. Our protocol for clearing the cervical spine in obtunded trauma patients depends on CT alone. We are prospectively following these patients and performing a clinical examination when they are awake to show this is a safe approach.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00573014
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 197 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- Not listed
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Sep 30, 2006
- Primary completion
- Jun 30, 2008
- Completion
- Sep 29, 2008
- Last update posted
- Aug 29, 2017
2006 – 2008
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetroHealth Medical Center | Cleveland | Ohio | 44109 | — |
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