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Can a simple score predict which chest trauma patients will die?

NCT ID NCT06744959

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Al-Nahrain University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers at a hospital in Iraq are studying whether a chest injury scoring system can predict which trauma patients will die or need intensive care. The study enrolls about 166 patients over age 16 who arrive at the emergency department with chest trauma. Doctors score each patient on arrival and track outcomes like death, ICU admission, and length of stay to see how well the score works when resources are limited.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If the score proves reliable, hospitals with limited resources could use it to quickly sort chest trauma patients and direct the sickest to intensive care.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study at a single hospital, so the results may not apply to other settings. The score may not predict outcomes well enough to guide treatment decisions.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 166 people

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Started

Oct 2025

Expected to finish

May 2027

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

The study population includes adult patients aged 16 years and older presenting with chest trauma, including both blunt and penetrating injuries, at the emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Iraq. Participants will be evaluated for injury severity using the Thorax Trauma Severity Score (TTSS), with demographic and clinical data collected to explore outcome predictors. This population represents a diverse cohort reflective of trauma patterns in a resource-limited setting.

Ages

16 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * patients above 16 years of age. * Patients presenting to the emergency department with thoracic trauma. * Patients or their legal guardians must provide informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with incomplete clinical data or those discharged before scoring can be performed. * Pregnant patients (due to specific physiological considerations not accounted for by the scoring system). * Patients who succumb to their injuries before scoring or baseline data collection. * chronic respiratory diseases * malignancy and end-organ failure * Patients with severe head injury (having extradural, subdural, subarachnoid, or intraparenchymal hemorrhage and skull bone fracture) or those requiring prior neurosurgical intervention * patients with severe abdominal injury requiring surgical intervention like laparotomy

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Conditions

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injury Thoracic Injuries

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Chest trauma

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Locations

  • College of Medicine - Al-Nahrain University

    RECRUITING

    Baghdad, Iraq

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