Optic nerve sonography in the non-invasive assessment of severe brain injury

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN91941687

Enrollment

Registered

2008-02-14

Start date

2006-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Severe brain injury Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Severe brain injury

Interventions

All patients underwent non-invasive measurements of the intracranial pressure by transcranial Doppler sonography, and synchronous optic nerve diameter measurements by optic nerve sonography. Invasive

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Intensive care patients who were hospitalized from October 2006 to August 2007

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with orbitofacial trauma or known disease of the optic nerve

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The following were measured within the first 24 h of admission to the intensive care unit: 1. Optic nerve diameter 2. Intracranial pressure 3. Neuroimaging results	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Greece

Outcome results

None listed

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