Interdisciplinary Diagnosis Following Non-Fatal Strangulation – A Prospective Observational Study Involving the Departments of Forensic Medicine, Otolaryngology, and Radiology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Interdisciplinary Diagnosis Following Non-Fatal Strangulation – A Prospective Observational Study Involving the Departments of Forensic Medicine, Otolaryngology, and Radiology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin - INSTRAD

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040538

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-03

Start date

2026-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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

Conditions

Non-fatal strangulation / violence against the neck

Interventions

Group 1: Single-arm prospective observational group: Adult patients with capacity to consent after non-fatal strangulation will be included. After oral and written informed consent, participants under

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients aged 18 years or older presenting to the Charité emergency department or the Violence Protection Clinic within 7 days after a non-fatal strangulation event. Capacity to provide free and informed consent. Willingness to participate in the study-related examinations, including forensic medical examination, ENT endoscopy, and magnetic resonance imaging of the neck.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age below 18 years. Inability to provide informed consent or existing legal guardianship without appropriate consent. Medical contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging, for example implants incompatible with magnetic resonance imaging or severe claustrophobia. Acute clinical instability precluding study participation, for example life-threatening concomitant injuries. Pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Increase in the detection rate by magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed clinically relevant internal neck injuries, particularly perilaryngeal edema, submucosal hematoma, or cartilage injury, in addition to the forensic medical examination within 72 hours after non-fatal strangulation.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes include delayed complications, time-dependent detectability of findings, agreement between forensic medical, ENT endoscopic, and radiological findings, and forensic relevance assessed by standardization, completeness of documentation, photo quality, interrater agreement, and applicability of predefined criteria.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJulia Babigian

Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin

julia.babigian@charite.de+49 30 450 570 270

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026