New 5-Minute brain scanner could speed up ER triage
NCT ID NCT07490418
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new device called TES HT100 that uses low-power electromagnetic waves to screen for brain injuries in adults coming to the emergency room with mild head trauma or certain neurological symptoms. The device is non-invasive, takes about 5 minutes, and gives a simple yes/no result. Researchers will compare its accuracy to standard head CT scans to see if it can help doctors decide who needs further testing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Temnographic Brain Screening Examination (TES HT100 device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could provide a quick, non-invasive way to screen for brain injuries in the emergency room, potentially reducing unnecessary CT scans and speeding up patient care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early validation study, so the device may not prove accurate enough to replace CT scans. It is also only tested in adults with mild symptoms, so results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 850 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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: * Age greater than 18 years * Provision of informed consent * Presentation to the Emergency Department with mild head injury, or * Presentation to the Emergency Department for non-traumatic neurological symptoms and not in a critical condition, including: * syncope * spatial disorientation and/or loss of balance * speech disturbance and/or facial hemi-paresis * visual alterations * memory loss and/or confusional state Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 18 years * Pregnant women * Metal plates or metal prostheses installed in the skull cap * Severe head trauma and/or extensive lacerated-contused areas * Critical condition * Visible skull fracture * Failure or inability to provide signed informed consent
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pineta Grande Hospital
RECRUITINGCastel Volturno, CE, 81030, Italy
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