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(POCUS) As an Early Screening Tool for Diagnosing Skull Fractures in Children

NCT05726201 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2023-07-25

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of POCUS as a screening tool for early diagnosis of skull fractures in children with mild closed head injuries admitted to the emergency department. The results would aid the emergency physicians to speed up the management and reduce the cost of diagnosing skull fractures and TBI.

Conditions

  • Trauma, Brain

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

ultrasound

Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) As an Early Screening Tool for Diagnosing Skull Fractures In Children With Mild Closed Head Injuries

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hala S Abdel-Ghaffar, MD · Assiut University

  • Zeinab M Abd-Elatiff, MD · Suez Canal University

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-23
Primary Completion
2025-10-01
Completion
2025-10-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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