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Carcinogenic risk of radiation exposure from CT examination performed for the evaluation of head trauma

Carcinogenic Risk of Brain CT Radiation Exposure in Patients Who Diagnosed Head Trauma: A Population-based Study Using Big Data from National Health Insurance Service

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0007485
Enrollment
3000000
Registered
2022-06-30
Start date
2022-06-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-09-20

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Seoul National University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 0 to 19, children and adolescents. Minor head trauma, as identified with the ICD-10 codes, S00, S01, T00.0, T01.0.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who had a prior history of cancer (ICD-10 codes, CC00-C97, D45, D46, D47.1, D47.3, D47.4, D47.5). Patients with any predisposing condition for developing cancer, such as neurofibromatosis, or with perinatal disease documented within 3 years before the cohort entry. Patients who were documented to have undergone any CT examination more than 7 days before the cohort entry. Patients who underwent any CT other than brain or neck CT at the time of head trauma (7 days before and after the cohort entry). Patients whose follow-up duration was shorter than our predefined lag period (2 years), including those who died or developed cancer during the lag period. Patients who were documented to have undergone any fluroscopy examination before the cohort entry.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Development of a hematologic malignant neoplasm

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Development of any malignant solid neoplasm, 1) in the head alone, 2) in the head and neck, and 3) not delimited ead or neck. ;Development of cancer, not specified

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHae Young Kim

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

qkfmrp860329@@gmail.com+82-31-787-7607

Outcome results

None listed

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