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Evaluation of the Safety of C-Spine Clearance by Paramedics

NCT01188447 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4034

Last updated 2017-08-04

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Summary

The goal of this cohort study is to evaluate the safety and potential impact of an active strategy that allows paramedics to assess very low-risk trauma patients with the Canadian C-Spine Rule (CCR) and transport them to the Emergency Department without immobilization. The specific objectives of the study are to determine safety, determine the clinical impact and evaluate performance.

Conditions

  • Fracture of Cervical Spine

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Canadian C-Spine Rule

Paramedics will apply a validated decision rule (the Canadian C-spine Rule) to determine whether or not immobilization is required for trauma patients being transported to the emergency department.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christian Vaillancourt, MD · Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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