Blood test could cut unnecessary brain scans for head injuries

NCT ID NCT06932588

Summary

This study is testing whether a simple blood test can help emergency room doctors decide when a patient with a mild head injury really needs a CT scan. Researchers will enroll 350 adults with mild head injuries and randomly give some doctors the blood test results while others make decisions without them. The goal is to see if using the blood test can safely reduce the number of CT scans ordered, potentially lowering costs and hospital time.

This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes NO responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for BRAIN INJURIES are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Grady Health System

    RECRUITING

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States

    Contact

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Conditions

Explore the condition pages connected to this study.