Spinal Clearance Study: Expediting the Spinal Clearance Process in the Major Trauma Patient
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00163826 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: September 14, 2005
Last Update Posted
: January 8, 2016
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The Alfred Hospital receives approximately 40% of the major trauma patients in Victoria, all of whom are at risk for spinal injuries. The potential for spinal injuries necessitates the undertaking of appropriate spinal investigations, and a delay in the completion of these investigations exposes the patient to the risk of a missed diagnosis of spinal instability and of complications of immobility; the potential spinal patient is required to wear a neck collar and be nursed lying flat whilst awaiting the completion and the appropriate documentation of spinal X-ray investigations.
The purpose of this study is to identify the issues causing a delay in the process of the completion of the appropriate spinal investigations and the documentation of the results.
The outcome of the proposed research will be the development of a clinical management protocol to expedite the process, with the aim of optimising patient care and reducing complications.
Condition or disease |
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Multiple Trauma Traumatic Brain Injury Spinal Injuries |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 299 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Official Title: | Optimisation of Patient Management Through Expediting the Spinal Clearance Process in the Major Trauma Patient |
Study Start Date : | March 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2006 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2006 |
Group/Cohort |
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Trauma Patients
Major trauma patients
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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Senior |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Major trauma patients
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients not subjected to spinal position restrictions on admission
- Patients deceased prior to spinal clearance
- Patients transferred to another centre prior to spinal clearance

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00163826
Australia, Victoria | |
Bayside Health | |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3149 |
Principal Investigator: | Helen M Ackland, MHSc | Bayside Health |
Responsible Party: | Bayside Health |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00163826 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
163/03 |
First Posted: | September 14, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 8, 2016 |
Last Verified: | January 2016 |
Keywords provided by Bayside Health:
cervical spine injury multiple trauma |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries Brain Injuries Brain Injuries, Traumatic Multiple Trauma Spinal Injuries Brain Diseases |
Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Craniocerebral Trauma Trauma, Nervous System Back Injuries |