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- Clinical Trial NCT00573014
Cervical Spine Clearance in Obtunded Trauma Patients (CSclearance)
August 29, 2017 updated by: MetroHealth Medical Center
Evaluating the Need for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Cervical Spine in Obtunded Trauma Patients
The optimal method of clearing the cervical spine in obtunded trauma patients is unclear.
Computed tomography (CT) identifies most injuries but may miss ligamentous injuries.
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has been widely used to exclude ligamentous injuries.
We postulate that with the new generation of CT scanners, MR imaging is not needed to rule out significant injuries.
Our protocol for clearing the cervical spine in obtunded trauma patients depends on CT alone.
We are prospectively following these patients and performing a clinical examination when they are awake to show this is a safe approach.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
All OBTPs with gross movement of all four extremities admitted to MetroHealth Medical Center (MHMC), the regional Level I Trauma Center in Cleveland OH, who underwent a CT CS at MHMC between October 2006 and September 2008 will be included.
Prospective data will be collected on these patients including age, gender, mechanism of injury, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) on admission, results of CT CS, GCS at the time of collar clearance, day of collar clearance, collar complications, date of reexamination, and results of reexamination.
We will define an obtunded patient as a patient who was unable to reliably describe the presence or absence of CS symptoms in the opinion of the examining physician.
Patients needed to have gross movement of all four extremities to be included in the study; if they did not, they were excluded.
The presence or lack of sensory examination was not evaluated for the purposes of this study.
We will define cervical collar complications as skin breakdown identified either by the skin care team during weekly rounds in the intensive care unit or by the treating physician at any time.
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment (Actual)
197
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Ohio
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44109
- MetroHealth Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- ADULT
- OLDER_ADULT
- CHILD
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Sampling Method
Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Subjects will include all patients (including children) after blunt trauma in whom cervical spine injury has not been ruled out admitted to MetroHealth Medical Center from 10/1/2004-9/30/2006.
We are excluding patients with an obvious neurologic deficit attributable to the cervical spine.
We are excluding patients with abnormalities of the cervical spine that are identified on either plain films or CT.
We are also excluding those patients in whom the cervical spine can be cleared clinically due to normal mental status.
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects will include all patients (including children) after blunt trauma in whom cervical spine injury has not been ruled out admitted to MetroHealth Medical Center from 10/1/2004-9/30/2006.
Exclusion Criteria:
- We are excluding patients with an obvious neurologic deficit attributable to the cervical spine.
- We are excluding patients with abnormalities of the cervical spine that are identified on either plain films or CT.
- We are also excluding those patients in whom the cervical spine can be cleared clinically due to normal mental status.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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OBTP
Obtunded blunt trauma patients with normal CT C-spine
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All OBTPs with gross movement of all four extremities admitted to MetroHealth Medical Center who underwent a CT CS at MHMC between October 2006 and September 2008 will be included.
Prospective data will be collected on these patients including age, gender, mechanism of injury, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) on admission, results of CT CS, GCS at the time of collar clearance, day of collar clearance, collar complications, date of reexamination, and results of reexamination.
We will define an obtunded patient as a patient who was unable to reliably describe the presence or absence of CS symptoms in the opinion of the examining physician.
Patients needed to have gross movement of all four extremities to be included in the study.
We defined cervical collar complications as skin breakdown identified either by the skin care team during weekly rounds in the intensive care unit or by the treating physician at any time.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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We postulate that with the new generation of CT scanners, MR imaging is not needed to rule out significant injuries. We hope to show that CT alone can be used to clear the cervical spine in obtunded trauma patients.
Time Frame: 2 years
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One hundred ninety-seven patients had their collars removed and CS cleared at a mean of 3.3 days.
Removal of CS precautions in OBTPs with gross movement of all extremities is safe and efficacious if CT CS is negative for injury.
Supplemental MRI CS is not needed in this patient population.
Key Words: Magnetic resonance imaging, Computed tomography, Cervical
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2 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: John J Como, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
October 1, 2006
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
July 1, 2008
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
September 30, 2008
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
December 10, 2007
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 12, 2007
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
December 13, 2007
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
August 30, 2017
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 29, 2017
Last Verified
August 1, 2017
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Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB04-00110
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