The Utility of Performing Brain CT Scan in Non Trauma Patients at the Pediatric Emergency Unit

Convulsions Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Utility of Performing Brain CT Scan in Non Trauma Patients at the Pediatric Emergency Unit. A Retrospective Observational Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00456391
• Other study ID #: 5200906.EMC
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 4, 2007
• Last updated: April 4, 2007
• Start date: October 2006
• Est. completion date: March 2007

Study information

• Verified date: April 2007
• Source: HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Pediatric patients are admitted to the emergency room for diverse causes, beside trauma, patients can present with convulsions, suspicion of brain tumor or increased intracranial pressure. In most of the cases a brain CT is performed even before physical examination by a skilled neurologist. The amount of radiation that the children are exposed is equivalent to 100 plain chest X rays. The purpose of this tudy is to examinate in a retrospective study what were the indications for CT study and what was the incidence of relevant abnormal findings that required emergency intervention or referral.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: March 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients in the pediatric age that underwent brain CT scan in the pediatric emergency room

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with recent history of trauma

Study Design

Observational Model: Defined Population, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Convulsions
• Emergencies
• Increased Intracraneal Pressure

Intervention

Procedure:
• Medical history

• Brain CT scan

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Pediatric Dpt B and Pediatric Emergency Room - HaEmek Medical Center	Afula

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel,