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New registry aims to unlock secrets of aortic injury from car crashes

NCT ID NCT07490015

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Methodist Health System Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
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Ongoing This study
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study is building a database of information about blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI), a serious condition often caused by car accidents or falls. Researchers will look at how patients are diagnosed, treated, and how they recover over time. The goal is to learn from real-world cases to improve future care. No new treatments or procedures are being tested.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this registry could help doctors improve how they diagnose and manage BTAI, potentially leading to better survival and recovery for future patients.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects existing data, so it cannot directly test new therapies or guarantee improvements in care.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 300 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2024

Expected to finish

Dec 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

• ≥ 18 years old

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 18 years old * Computed tomography (CT)/CT angiography, angiographic, or intravascular ultrasound diagnosis of injury of the thoracic aorta Exclusion Criteria: * \< 18 years old * Patients without a diagnosis of vascular injury * Patients who were initially treated for their vascular injury at a prior medical facility

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Blunt traumatic aortic injury BTAI

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Methodist Dallas Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75203, United States