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Smarter scans: new score could slash unnecessary radiation in kids with trauma

NCT ID NCT07411235

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Ankara City Hospital Bilkent Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

Researchers studied 407 children under 18 who had whole-body CT scans after trauma. They looked at injury details, physical exams, and lab results to create a scoring system called WHOLE. The goal is to help emergency doctors decide when a full-body scan is truly needed, reducing unnecessary radiation exposure.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a simple scoring system that helps doctors avoid unnecessary whole-body CT scans in children with injuries, reducing radiation exposure.
What could go wrong
This is a completed observational study, not a clinical trial testing a treatment. The score needs further validation in other hospitals before it can be widely used.

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Study facts

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

Participants

407 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2022

Finished

Oct 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

The study was conducted at one of the two pediatric trauma centers located in a metropolitan area with a population of approximately 5.5 million. The center provides 24-hour coverage by emergency medicine specialists, pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, radiologists, and other trauma-related specialties. The emergency department has an annual visit volume of approximately 500,000 adult and pediatric patients.

Ages

0 months to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * All trauma patients under 18 years of age who presented to the emergency department and underwent whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) based on the decision of the attending emergency medicine specialist at the time of presentation were included in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with missing data in the hospital information system or those who left the hospital for any reason before completion of the emergency department diagnostic and treatment process were excluded

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Conditions

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Accidental Injuries injury

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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Trauma injury

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ankara Bilket City Hospital

    Ankara, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)

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