ESPED survey on severe traumatic brain injury in children < 10 years

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022807

Enrollment

180

Registered

2020-08-11

Start date

2019-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

S06

Interventions

Group 1: Patients before their 10th birthday (including premature and newborn babies) who are treated in a German children’s hospital for severe traumatic brain injury (Glasgow-Coma-Scale =8 or intrac

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

4 Weeks to 9 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: severe traumatic brain injury (GCS < 9) or intracranial injury with neurosurgical intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. How often and at what age are children admitted to children's hospitals because of severe head injury ?	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
2. What is the mechanism of trauma in pediatric severe head trauma? 3 Which accompanying injuries occur? 4. How is the initial care and further treatment, in particular treatment of intracranial pressure after severe head trauma? 5. What type of neuromonitoring is used? 6. What are the most common complications that occur in children after traumatic brain injury? trauma? 7. Do survival and short-term outcome correlate with therapeutic measures, accident type or patient age?	—

Measure

Time frame

2. What is the mechanism of trauma in pediatric severe head trauma? 3 Which accompanying injuries occur? 4. How is the initial care and further treatment, in particular treatment of intracranial pressure after severe head trauma? 5. What type of neuromonitoring is used? 6. What are the most common complications that occur in children after traumatic brain injury? trauma? 7. Do survival and short-term outcome correlate with therapeutic measures, accident type or patient age?

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNora Bruns

Universitätsklinikum EssenKlinik für Kinderheilkunde I

nora.bruns@uk-essen.de0201/723-2451

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026