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Universal Screening for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (PRaCTUS BCVI)

30 oktober 2026 bijgewerkt door: 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.

Studie Overzicht

Toestand

Nog niet aan het werven

Conditie

Interventie / Behandeling

Gedetailleerde beschrijving

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.

Studietype

Ingrijpend

Inschrijving (Geschat)

5000

Fase

  • Niet toepasbaar

Contacten en locaties

In dit gedeelte vindt u de contactgegevens van degenen die het onderzoek uitvoeren en informatie over waar dit onderzoek wordt uitgevoerd.

Studiecontact

Studie Contact Back-up

Studie Locaties

    • Virginia
      • Falls Church, Virginia, Verenigde Staten, 22042
        • Inova Health System
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Hoofdonderzoeker:
          • Stefan Leichtle, MD, MBA
        • Onderonderzoeker:
          • Stephen Varga, MD

Deelname Criteria

Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.

Geschiktheidscriteria

Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie

18 jaar tot 99 jaar (Volwassen, Oudere volwassene)

Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers

Nee

Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie

Allemaal

Beschrijving

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

Studie plan

Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.

Hoe is de studie opgezet?

Ontwerpdetails

  • Primair doel: Screening
  • Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
  • Interventioneel model: Crossover-opdracht
  • Masker: Geen (open label)

Wapens en interventies

Deelnemersgroep / Arm
Interventie / Behandeling
Actieve vergelijker: 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.

Actieve vergelijker: 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.

Wat meet het onderzoek?

Primaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Number of Participants with BCVI-related Ischemic Stroke
Tijdsspanne: 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

Secundaire uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Incidence of BCVI-Related Stroke per 1000 Major Blunt Trauma Admissions
Tijdsspanne: 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
Tijdsspanne: 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)

Andere uitkomstmaten

Uitkomstmaat
Maatregel Beschrijving
Tijdsspanne
Antithrombotic-related bleeding
Tijdsspanne: 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
Tijdsspanne: 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
Tijdsspanne: 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

Medewerkers en onderzoekers

Hier vindt u mensen en organisaties die betrokken zijn bij dit onderzoek.

Sponsor

Medewerkers

Onderzoekers

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

Publicaties en nuttige links

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Algemene publicaties

Studie record data

Deze datums volgen de voortgang van het onderzoeksdossier en de samenvatting van de ingediende resultaten bij ClinicalTrials.gov. Studieverslagen en gerapporteerde resultaten worden beoordeeld door de National Library of Medicine (NLM) om er zeker van te zijn dat ze voldoen aan specifieke kwaliteitscontrolenormen voordat ze op de openbare website worden geplaatst.

Bestudeer belangrijke data

Studie start (Geschat)

1 november 2026

Primaire voltooiing (Geschat)

1 november 2027

Studie voltooiing (Geschat)

1 december 2027

Studieregistratiedata

Eerst ingediend

30 oktober 2026

Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria

30 oktober 2026

Eerst geplaatst (Werkelijk)

5 november 2026

Updates van studierecords

Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)

5 november 2026

Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria

30 oktober 2026

Laatst geverifieerd

1 oktober 2026

Meer informatie

Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie

Andere studie-ID-nummers

  • INOVA-2026-299

Plan Individuele Deelnemersgegevens (IPD)

Bent u van plan om gegevens van individuele deelnemers (IPD) te delen?

NEE

Beschrijving IPD-plan

No individual patient data will be shared.

Informatie over medicijnen en apparaten, studiedocumenten

Bestudeert een door de Amerikaanse FDA gereguleerd geneesmiddel

Nee

Bestudeert een door de Amerikaanse FDA gereguleerd apparaatproduct

Nee

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