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Universal Screening for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (PRaCTUS BCVI)

30 de octubre de 2026 actualizado por: Inova Health Care Services

Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial of Universal Screening for BCVI

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether screening all major blunt trauma patients for blood vessel injuries in the neck and head using CT scans (universal screening) leads to fewer strokes and stroke-related deaths compared to screening only selected patients who meet specific risk criteria (selective screening).

This is a pilot feasibility study. The main questions this study aims to answer are:

Can trauma centers that currently use selective screening successfully switch to universal screening? Are the definitions used to identify and measure outcomes clear and applied consistent across all participating hospitals? Do stroke complications occur frequently enough to support a larger, future clinical trial? Can participating trauma centers reliably track and report the number of CT scans performed for this purpose?

Participating trauma centers in the study will: Continue using their existing selective screening approach at the start of the study Switch to universal CT screening of all major blunt trauma patients at an assigned point during the 12-month study period Submit de-identified patient data to the coordinating center using a secure electronic database Researchers will use the result of this initial feasibility study to determine whether a larger clinical trial comparing the two screening strategies is feasible.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Aún no reclutando

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

This study evaluates the feasibility of conducting a clinical trial comparing outcomes for selective screening versus universal screening in adult major blunt trauma patients at level 1 and 2 trauma centers in the United States. The primary outcome is BCVI-related ischemic stroke. The secondary outcome is a composite of BCVI-related stroke or stroke-related death.

The design of this study is a pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial. The choice between SS and US is an institutional policy decision rather than an individual patient decision, the unit of randomization is the Trauma Center (TC). Both strategies are widely used at TCs in the United States and considered standard of care. Genuine clinical equipoise exists. The principal risk of US is additional imaging and treatment; the principal risk of SS is a missed injury and a potentially preventable stroke. Neither strategy has been shown to be superior with respect to patient-centered outcomes.

Discussion of the trial and initial findings are expected to facilitate recruitment for the definitive trial, which is anticipated to enroll at least 20 Level 1 and 2 TCs for three or more years.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Estimado)

5000

Fase

  • No aplica

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Estudio Contacto

Copia de seguridad de contactos de estudio

  • Nombre: Catherine Zwemer, MD
  • Número de teléfono: (703) 776-2274
  • Correo electrónico: cathzwemer@gmail.com

Ubicaciones de estudio

    • Virginia
      • Falls Church, Virginia, Estados Unidos, 22042
        • Inova Health System
        • Contacto:
        • Contacto:
        • Investigador principal:
          • Stefan Leichtle, MD, MBA
        • Sub-Investigador:
          • Stephen Varga, MD

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

18 años a 99 años (Adulto, Adulto Mayor)

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Géneros elegibles para el estudio

Todos

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 or older
  • Major blunt trauma and presented as a trauma activation or consultation at a level 1 or 2 trauma center
  • Patient undergoing whole body trauma CT scan or at least CT cervical spine and/or CTA chest based on the trauma team's concern for major injuries

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Transferred patients
  • Prisoners
  • Age less than 18

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Poner en pantalla
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación cruzada
  • Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Comparador activo: Selective Screening

Participating institution assigned to perform select screening for adult major blunt trauma patients with CTA of the neck based on Denver, Expanded Denver, Memphis, or ACS Best Practices criteria. Participating centers will continue with the screening method currently in place prior so study participation.

Screening select adult major blunt trauma patients with CTA of the neck based on Denver, Expanded Denver, Memphis, or ACS Best Practices criteria. Participating centers will continue with the screening method currently in place prior so study participation.

Comparador activo: Universal Screening

Participating institution assigned to perform universal screening all adult major blunt trauma patients with CTA of the neck.

Screening all adult major blunt trauma patients with CTA of the neck.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Number of Participants with BCVI-related Ischemic Stroke
Periodo de tiempo: In-hospital, from admission to discharge or in-hospital death; aggregated over the 12-month data-collection period by screening condition

BCVI-related ischemic stroke is defined as any ischemic stroke occurring during the hospital stay in a vascular territory suggestive of cervical arterial injury, or any ischemic stroke occurring during the hospital stay in a patient with confirmed BCVI (or before discharge or patient death). Strokes present on admission imaging will be recorded but analyzed separately and not classified as BCVI-related.

In-hospital, from admission to discharge or in-hospital death; aggregated over the 12-month data-collection period by screening condition

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Incidence of BCVI-Related Stroke per 1000 Major Blunt Trauma Admissions
Periodo de tiempo: From hospital admission until hospital discharge or in-hospital death, whichever occurs first (up to 14 days)

Incidence of BCVI-related stroke, measured at the population level as events per 1,000 major blunt trauma admissions and compared between screening conditions. BCVI-related stroke is any in-hospital ischemic stroke in a vascular territory suggestive of cervical arterial injury or in a patient with confirmed BCVI; hemorrhagic strokes and strokes on admission imaging are excluded.

From hospital admission until hospital discharge or in-hospital death, whichever occurs first (up to 14 days)
Incidence of Stroke-Related Mortality per 1,000 Major Blunt Trauma Admissions
Periodo de tiempo: From hospital admission until hospital discharge or in-hospital death, whichever occurs first (up to 14 days)

Incidence of stroke-related death, measured at the population level as events per 1,000 major blunt trauma admissions and compared between screening conditions. Stroke-related death is any in-hospital death deemed by the treatment team to result primarily from a BCVI-related stroke.

From hospital admission until hospital discharge or in-hospital death, whichever occurs first (up to 14 days)

Otras medidas de resultado

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Antithrombotic-related bleeding
Periodo de tiempo: During the hospitalization for the traumatic event, up to 14 days

Incidence of antithrombotic-related bleeding events

During the hospitalization for the traumatic event, up to 14 days
BCVI detection rate
Periodo de tiempo: In-hospital, from admission to discharge or in-hospital death; aggregated over the 12-month data-collection period by screening condition

Rate of BCVI diagnoses per 1000 patients screened

In-hospital, from admission to discharge or in-hospital death; aggregated over the 12-month data-collection period by screening condition
CTA utilization
Periodo de tiempo: In-hospital, from admission to discharge or in-hospital death; aggregated over the 12-month data-collection period by screening condition

CTAs performed per 1000 major blunt trauma admissions per institution

In-hospital, from admission to discharge or in-hospital death; aggregated over the 12-month data-collection period by screening condition

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Colaboradores

Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Stefan W Leichtle, MD, MBA, Inova Health Care Services

Publicaciones y enlaces útiles

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Publicaciones Generales

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Estimado)

1 de noviembre de 2026

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

1 de noviembre de 2027

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

1 de diciembre de 2027

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

30 de octubre de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

30 de octubre de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

5 de noviembre de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

5 de noviembre de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

30 de octubre de 2026

Última verificación

1 de octubre de 2026

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Palabras clave

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • INOVA-2026-299

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?

NO

Descripción del plan IPD

No individual patient data will be shared.

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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