Could fewer CT scans be better for mild head injuries? major study investigates.
NCT ID NCT07021118
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how doctors decide to use brain CT scans for people with mild head injuries in emergency rooms. Many CT scans come back normal, exposing patients to unnecessary radiation and increasing costs. Researchers will analyze data from 2,500 adults across Italy to understand differences between hospitals, validate decision-making tools, and develop a model to predict recovery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
Adult patients arriving in the emergency department with mild TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15). Patients with trauma-associated loss of consciousness lasting more than 30 minutes and patients with post-traumatic amnesia lasting more than 24 hours.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: Adult patients arriving in the emergency department. Adult patients with mild TBI Adult patients with Glasgow Coma Scale 13-15. Exclusion Criteria: All patients under 18 years. Patients with trauma-associated loss of consciousness lasting more than 30 minutes. Patients with post-traumatic amnesia lasting more than 24 hours.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
13 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AOU Ospedale Civile SS.Antonio e Biagio
COMPLETEDAlessandria, Italy
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AOU Policlinico San Marco-PO Gaspare Rodolico
RECRUITINGCatania, Italy
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AOU San Luigi Gonzaga
COMPLETEDOrbassano, Italy
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ASST Ca' Granda Niguarda
COMPLETEDMilan, Italy
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ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, P.O. Luigi Sacco
RECRUITINGMilan, Italy
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Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale
COMPLETEDLugano, Switzerland
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Humanitas Gradenigo
RECRUITINGTorino, Italy
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Istituto Clinico Humanitas
RECRUITINGRozzano, Italy
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Ospedale Bentivoglio
COMPLETEDBentivoglio, Italy
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Ospedale Ca' Foncello
RECRUITINGTreviso, Italy
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Ospedale Carlo Poma
RECRUITINGMantua, Italy
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Ospedale Civile
RECRUITINGVoghera, Italy
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Ospedale E. Agnelli Pinerolo
RECRUITINGPinerolo, Italy
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Ospedale Madonna del Soccorso
RECRUITINGSan Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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Ospedale Maggiore "CA Pizzardi"
COMPLETEDBologna, Italy
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Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero
COMPLETEDVerduno, Italy
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Ospedale San Bassiano
RECRUITINGBassano del Grappa, Italy
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Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco
COMPLETEDTorino, Italy
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Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci
COMPLETEDRavenna, Italy
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Ospedale Unico della Versilia
RECRUITINGCamaiore, Italy
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Ospedale degli Infermi
COMPLETEDBiella, Italy
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Ospedale degli Infermi
RECRUITINGRivoli, Italy
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Policlinico di Milano Ospedale Maggiore
COMPLETEDMilan, Italy
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Spedali Civili
RECRUITINGBrescia, Italy
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