Spinal Clearance Study: Expediting the Spinal Clearance Process in the Major Trauma Patient

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

Victorian Trauma Foundation

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Bayside Health

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00163826

First received: September 12, 2005

Last updated: January 6, 2016

Last verified: January 2016

History of Changes

Purpose

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	Phase
Multiple Trauma Traumatic Brain Injury Spinal Injuries	Phase 4


Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort
Official Title:	Optimisation of Patient Management Through Expediting the Spinal Clearance Process in the Major Trauma Patient

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Spine Injuries and Disorders Wounds and Injuries

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Bayside Health:


Enrollment:	299
Study Start Date:	March 2004
Study Completion Date:	August 2006
Primary Completion Date:	August 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts
Trauma Patients Major trauma patients

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	Child, Adult, Senior
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Hospital trauma patients

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00163826

Locations


Australia, Victoria
Bayside Health
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3149

Sponsors and Collaborators

Bayside Health

Victorian Trauma Foundation

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Helen M Ackland, MHSc	Bayside Health

More Information


Responsible Party:	Bayside Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00163826 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	163/03
Study First Received:	September 12, 2005
Last Updated:	January 6, 2016

Keywords provided by Bayside Health:


cervical spine injury multiple trauma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Wounds and Injuries Brain Injuries Multiple Trauma Spinal Injuries Brain Diseases	Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Craniocerebral Trauma Trauma, Nervous System Back Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 21, 2017

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