Status:
COMPLETED
A Trial to Determine the Efficacy of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Detect Intracranial Hemorrhage in Children
Lead Sponsor:
IWK Health Centre
Conditions:
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 36 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To diagnose bleeding inside the head, children need to have a CT Scan or MRI of their heads. Not all doctors order these though, especially when there is no history of injury or when children don't lo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All children under 3 years of age who undergo a CT of the head or MRI of the head.
Exclusion
- Lack of parental consent
- Neurosurgical intervention between CT/MRI and NIRS scanning.
- Scalp hematoma
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
73 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00795119
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
February 1 2009
Last Update
April 3 2009
Active Locations (1)
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IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K-6R9