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Prehospital Traumatic Brain Injury

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01454648
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 19, 2011
Last Update Posted : January 18, 2016
Sponsor:
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Tampere University Hospital

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The aim of the study is to measure the effect of Finnish physician-staffed EMS unit treatment methods on traumatic brain injury (TBI) patient prognosis.

Condition or disease
Traumatic Brain Injury

Detailed Description:
A secondary aim is to identify out-of-hospital treatment factors that can be influenced by education and protocols.
Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Actual Enrollment : 458 participants
Observational Model: Case-Control
Time Perspective: Retrospective
Official Title: Severe Traumatic Brain Injury - Comparison of Outcome in Paramedic Versus Physician Staffed Emergency Medical Services
Study Start Date : January 2005
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 2011
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2011

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Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort
Physician-staffed
Patients treated by physician-staffed emergency medical service (EMS) unit
Paramedic-staffed
Patients treated by paramedic-staffed emergency medical service (EMS) unit


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Mortality [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Glasgow outcome score [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
primary care clinic
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • TBI with GCS ≤ 8 or unconsciousness verified by an on-call neurosurgeon during admission to the hospital.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Multiple trauma
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Locations
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Finland
Tampere University Hospital
Tampere, Finland
Sponsors and Collaborators
Tampere University Hospital
Investigators
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Study Director: Arvi Yli-Hankala, professor Tampere University Hospital
Principal Investigator: Toni Pakkanen, M.D. Tampere University
Study Director: Ilkka Virkkunen, M.D., PhD Tampere University Hospital
Study Director: Tom Silfvast, M.D., PhD Helsinki University Central Hospital
Study Chair: Tarja Randell, M.D., PhD Helsinki University Central Hospital
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Responsible Party: Tampere University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01454648    
Other Study ID Numbers: R09161
First Posted: October 19, 2011    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 18, 2016
Last Verified: November 2014
Keywords provided by Tampere University Hospital:
Traumatic Brain Injury
EMS
Out-of-Hospital
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Brain Injuries
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Wounds and Injuries
Brain Diseases
 Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Trauma, Nervous System