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Animated Picture to Improve Provider Adherence to CT Scan for Head Injury Rule

NCT01514071 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 746

Last updated 2013-07-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

It is difficult for Pediatric Emergency Department providers to recognize clinically significant head injuries that are likely to require neurosurgical intervention or close monitoring from those that can be safely discharged.

Research Question How do a combination of education and an animated picture depicting the PECARN CT Head Injury rules impact compliance to these rules and reduce unnecessary head CT scans?

Design This is a within subject, repeated measures study design.

Conditions

  • Minor Head Injury

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pop-up picture

An animated picture depicting the key elements of the PECARN CT scan head injury rules will be explained. The picture will "pop-up" when a provider selects the order set for a CT scan due to head injury. Providers will need to select a box stating the patient either "meets criteria" or "does not meet criteria" in order to close the animated picture window.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2013-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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