Not currently recruiting at University of California Health

Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study

a study on Cervical Spine Fracture Fractured Spine

Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 0-17 (full criteria)
Location
at UCSF
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Aaron Jensen, MD (ucsf)
Headshot of Aaron Jensen
Aaron Jensen

Description

Summary

A prospective multicenter observational study, led by Dr. Katie Russell of Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital, that will examine the sensitivity, specificity, negative, and positive predictive values of CT scan and plain films in diagnosing cervical spine injury that requires treatment. This study is funded by the Primary Children's Hospital foundation.

Keywords

Cervical Spine Fracture, Spinal Fractures

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 0-17

  • Any participant less than 18 years old after blunt trauma
  • Seen by trauma service
  • With cervical spine imaging (XR, CT, or MRI)

You CAN'T join if...

  • CT scan from outside facility is poor quality and not repeated (<63-channel, cuts >3mm, no reformats, motion artifact)
  • No radiology over reads by participating institution

Locations

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital not yet accepting patients
    San Francisco California 94158 United States
  • Rady Children's Hospital not yet accepting patients
    San Diego California 92123 United States
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles not yet accepting patients
    Los Angeles California 90027 United States
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital not yet accepting patients
    Stanford California 94305 United States
  • Primary Children's Hospital accepting new patients
    Salt Lake City Utah 84113 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

  • Aaron Jensen, MD (ucsf)
    Dr. Aaron Jensen is a pediatric and trauma surgeon who focuses on providing emergency care for children. He has training in trauma and surgical critical care, and is active in national efforts to improve outcomes for injured children. He is also interested in conditions in newborns that may require surgery.

Details

Status
accepting new patients at some sites,
but this study is not currently recruiting here
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of Utah
ID
NCT05608460
Study Type
Observational [Patient Registry]
Participants
Expecting 15700 study participants
Last Updated