The "Concussion or Brain Bleed" Trial

N/AEnrolling By InvitationNCT04002505

Mayo Clinic370 enrolled

Overview

Researchers are trying to understand the effect of educating patients and encouraging shared decision making on rates of CT scanning in head injured patients by using an already developed app and observing the effect on the health care provider.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

370

Conditions

Head Injury

Interventions

Concussion and Brain Bleed App (CBB)OTHER

Tablet based decision aid that encourages shared decision making with the goal of educating patients to reduce unnecessary CT scans

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18-65 years old * Present to the Emergency Department with a blunt head injury within the past 24 hours * Determined to be low risk by the Canadian CT Head Rules (CCHR), and are being considered for a head CT by the treating provider. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are pregnant * Non-English speaking * In police custody * Undergoing psychiatric evaluation * Found to have drug or alcohol intoxication

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rate of CT Scans

Number of CT scans performed when using the Concussion and Brain Bleed app

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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