An Evaluation of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Intracranial Hematoma Detection of Head Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department.

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02222597

Enrollment

400

Registered

2014-08-21

Start date

2014-04-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2014-08-26

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Conditions

Within 12 Hrs of Head Injury

Keywords

head injury, infrascanner, intracranial hemorrhage

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for intracranial hematoma detection of head trauma patients

Interventions

DEVICEinfrascanner

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The patients within 12 hours after head injury, visiting the Emergency Department of the National Taiwan University Hospital, and receiving computed tomography of head were enrolled.

Exclusion criteria

1. The patients over 12 hours after head injury, visiting the Emergency Department of the NTUH, and receiving computed tomography of head were excluded. 2. Patients with massive scalp laceration or hematoma were excluded. -

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
detect the predictive value of the infrascanner for intracranial hemorrhage	within 12 hours after head injury

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Primary ContactMeng-Che Wu, MD

mengcher111@gmail.com+886-972653208

Backup ContactCheng-Yi Wu, MD

alanwuem@gmail.com+886-972653218

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026